This site from The History Place provides a summary article covering the political life of Nixon and the events that lead to his impeachment. The material covers the Watergate scandal,the actual articles of impeachment, and the...

Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1968 won by Richard Nixon, the last election in which two opposing candidates were vice-presidents.

Biography of Spiro Agnew's life accomplishments, rise to office, and forced resignation.

The veto process is an integral part of our checks and balances. Introduce the power of the presidential veto and override to a class using an example from President Nixon's administration. Materials include the Constitution, worksheets,...

This Washington Post site has information about the Watergate scandal which occurred during the presidency of Nixon. The information is presented in the form of a timeline along with explanations of the events and pictures of the major...

This Washington Post site has information about the Watergate scandal which occurred during the presidency of Nixon. The information is presented in the form of a timeline along with explanations of the events and pictures of the major...

View the entire collection of FBI files that document the investigation into the Watergate break-in and related issues between 1972 and 1979.

The history of affirmative action was interwoven with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read about how the federal government under both President Kennedy and President Nixon attempted to open up jobs to...

Brief, yet comprehensive, summary of the Civil Rights movement from 1960 until 1980. Includes civil rights policies of presidents Kennedy through Nixon.

Explore the history of the Vietnam War. Discover how events unfolded in North and South Vietnam that led to America's decision to enter the war.

An overview of the Vietnam War, including how the United States became involved, the eventual antiwar movement, and the outcome.

Find the background of the legislation that resulted in the Clean Water Act in 1972, and read about the results of that legislation.

Environmental awareness in the United States became more focused upon the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Read about student protests, presidential legislation, and a new desire to protect the environment.

Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.

This site from the Arlington National Cemetery shows that Chief Justice Warren Burger is remembered for his great accomplishments during his long career in law. The article is medium-sized in length and contains a picture of his tombstone.

Discussion of the three sets of federal programs to establish air quality goals and to impose pollution control.

A brief, easy-to-understand biography of Gerald Ford which includes an overview of his domestic and foreign policy.

A transcript from a news cast with David Keene, who was Agnew's political assistant at the White House, remembering Spiro Agnew. Also contains an audio clip of the segment.

Discover detailed facts and information about the goals, purpose and function, and the history and origins of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Detailed and interesting information pertaining to the four students shot dead at Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970.

Detailed facts and interesting information about the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade which ruled that state governments could not regulate abortion during the first three months until the end of the first...

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the United States and the USSR resulted in the SALT Treaty in 1972.

The establishment of detente following the Cuban Missile Crisis was a period of improved relations, cooperation, and an easing of tensions between the two superpowers of the East and the West and a temporary 'thaw' in US-Soviet relations.

Provides a summary and detailed facts about the reasons for the end of the Vietnam war.