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7.9.1970 – RN Refocuses Government on the Environment

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 transferred various functions relating to the atmosphere and oceans to the Secretary of Commerce and established a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce. This landmark initiative paved the way...
Nixon and Brezhnev – Partners in Détente

Nixon and Brezhnev – Partners in Détente

When historians discuss U.S.-Soviet relations, they tend to place a special emphasis on the personal relationships formed between the leaders of the two superpowers. The common examples include FDR and Stalin, Reagan and Gorbachev – but what was the relationship like...

7.8.1970 – RN, The Native Americans’ Lincoln

“…the Indians are the most deprived and most isolated minority group in our nation. On virtually every scale of measurement — employment, income, education, health — the condition of the Indian people ranks at the bottom. — Richard Nixon Prior to...

7.6.1971 – RN Stresses Nation’s Moral Health

On July 6, 1971, in an address regarding his political agenda on domestic policy in Kansas City, Missouri, President Richard Nixon emphasized his administration’s unwavering dedication to creating healthy citizens, a healthy environment, and a healthy economy for the...