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Nixon’s “Report of Study and Surveys of the Hazards to Human Health…”
As a follow-up to the first annual report of the Council on Environmental Quality transmitted in 1970, President Nixon released a report titled, “President’s Report of Study and Surveys of the Hazards to Human Health and Safety from Common Environmental Pollution” in...
King Coal Smashes Atomic Future
A May 6, 1971 memorandum from Domestic council staff member Will Kriegsman to Council of Economic Advisors Chair Paul McCracken, describes a meeting between the coal industry and representatives of President Nixon's administration about the crash program for the...
A Visit From the Emperor of Japan
On September 26, 1971, Hirohito, the emperor of Japan, touched down in Anchorage, Alaska, where President Nixon was waiting to greet him. The meeting was brief, as the emperor was Europe-bound: his plane landed at 10 pm and took off again at 11:40. Nevertheless, it...
1972: A Key Year for Nixon’s Asia Policy
On January 6-7, 1972, President Nixon met with the Prime Minister of Japan, Sato Eisaku, at San Clemente to hammer out the details of the upcoming reversion of Okinawa. It was nearly the end of a difficult and emotional but ultimately successful venture. The US...
The Legislative Push for Equality in the Workplace
President Nixon appointed Barbara Franklin to oversee efforts at appointing more women to high-level positions in government. In the final months leading up to the 1972 election, President Nixon signed into law two pieces of legislation that addressed gender equality...
A Matter of Simple Justice
On October 1, 1969, President Nixon established the President’s Task Force on Women’s Rights and Responsibilities to study the status of women in American life and to recommend what could be done on the governmental level to improve their lives and advance...
President Nixon and the Cooperation of Nations
Few presidents grasped the importance of international cooperation as President Nixon. From the Vietnam War to the Arab-Israeli conflict, RN understood that in order to have successful action on the world stage, it was necessary to create and maintain positive...
China and the Four-Power Talks in the Middle East
The presidency of Richard Nixon was known for its achievements in the stage of foreign policy, most notably the opening of communist China to the rest of the world. However, exposing a new major power to the global stage created a few complications, including what to...
Oil Issues in the Mid-East
In 1971, the United States relied on the Middle East to meet 11.7% of its oil requirements, and imports were rising. Multiple nations in the region were rich with petroleum reserves and made their fortune off of their sales. The United Arab Emirates were established...
Nixon On the Record: End China’s Isolation
President Nixon addresses Midwestern media executives in Kansas City on July 6 1971.44 years ago, President Nixon acknowledged the harsh reality of America's standing in the world: that it could no longer claim global hegemony in an increasingly multi-polar and...