Page 96 - chs-1975

A Change of Heart, A Change .of Presidents

Or ~~oh What A Tangled Web We Weave"

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Defeated by Although he The year will be This was the year Nixon stock soared After the When the House
Kennedy in 1960 sought "silent remembered for for the "Pentagon with the announcement of Judiciary
and by Pat 8 rown majority" support the Cambodian Papers" and the unprecedented the Vietnam truce Committee
in California in for his Vietnam invasion and the administration's visits to China and on January 27, reported out an
1962, Nixon made war program, and subsequent unsuccessfu I the Soviet Union certainly a Nixon impeachment
an extraordinary received it, the . student attempt to restrain and the equally triumph, the rest recommendation,
political comeback massive antiwar demonstrations the press from unprecedented of the year spelled impeachment by
by nosing out demonstrations which ultimately publishing them. victory over disaster. The the House was
Humphrey in 1968 and the Senate resulted in four Nixon also George McGovern Senate Watergate virtually assured,
presidential race. rejection of the deaths at Kenf announced a in November. The probe, the the penultimate
Haynesworth and State University. wage/price freeze Watergate break- resignation of step to a trial in
Carswell Supreme The case has not to combat in on June 17 Agnew, the the Senate.
Court nominations yet been resolved. worsening passed quietly. discovery of the The resignation
kept Nixon's first inflation. White House of the President
year in office from tapes, the terminated this
being entirely "Saturday Night Constitutional
satisfactory. Massacre", the process.
Dean revelations
- all contributed
to the impending
disaster.

Richard Nixon's "ups" and "d-o-w-n-s."

Remarkably, the tumultuous presi- wonder how he felt the day Presi- they were 5 to 1 against a pardon.
dential years of Richard Nixon did dent-designate Gerald R. Ford was President Ford's popularity sunk
not appear to affect him physically. sworn into office as the nation's 38th dramatically, but his supporters feel
The wearing grind and tremendous President. A general sigh of relief the decision was courageous and his-
pressures did not show in this series swept the country as the U.S. govern- tory will prove his judgement fared
of photographs taken each year since ment was given "another chance". well. The question of Vice-President
1968. The lines on his face are more The hard-fought battle was not became a controversial issue when
deeply etched and his hair is grayer, quenched and the nation cried, "A r- tycoon Nelson A. Rockefeller, was
but that's about all. Pictures may be rest Nixon!" named as President Ford's nominee.
worth a thousand words, but these Rockefeller attended sessions of heavy
are telling 'Jibs." Watergate, degra- President Ford had other ideas when questioning by critical judges with
dation, resignation, a replacement he granted Richard Nixon a full and critical and probing eyes. Finally, a
and serious blood clots have turned complete pardon. Telegrams flooded unanimous decision made Rockefel-
Richard into an "old man". One may Capitol Hill at the rate of 700 and ler our current Vice-President.
92 Historic Times