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President Richard Nixon
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970 and it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. -
Detente
Détente (a French word meaning release from tension) is the name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively in 1971 and took decisive form when President Richard M. Nixon visited the secretary-general of the Soviet Communist party, Leonid I. Brezhnev, in Moscow, May 1972. -
Positive Relations w/ China
The seven-day official visit to three Chinese cities was the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC; Nixon's arrival in Beijing ended 25 years of no communication or diplomatic ties between the two countries and was the key step in normalizing relations between the U.S. and China. Nixon visited China to gain more leverage over relations with the Soviet Union. -
Watergate Scandal
President Richard Nixon was running for election against George McGovern. A janitor discovered clues that former FBI and CIA agents broke into the offices of the Democratic Party and George McGovern months before the election.These people listened to phone lines and secret papers were stolen.When these men were found, it turned out that Nixon was involved, helped them cover it all up.The Washington Post exposed the misdoings.Nixon chose to resign from presidency on August 9, 1974.
