Nixon

=Richard Nixon= By: Lorraine Caffery

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 * Directions**: Use the following questions and resources to learn more about your individual. Take careful notes; you may not simply cut and paste from the Internet into your notes. Keep careful track of your sources for your Works Cited. Based on your research, you will create a profile of your individual to share with the class. This profile should provide basic background information on your individual //and// provide an overview of his/her stance on our main questions: where is the U.S. headed from here? what are the primary issues/concerns facing our nation? how would deal with these issues and concerns?


 * Questions to consider:**
 * What's Nixon's political background?
 * What were the major issues for the Republican Party in 1968? What separated the Republicans from the Democrats in this election?
 * Who did Nixon appeal to in his campaigning and on what basis?
 * What were his major goals and concerns in 1968? How did he express these goals and concerns to the American people?
 * What did Nixon mean by the "silent majority"? Why did he focus on the issue of "law and order"?


 * Resources**
 * American Experience: Richard Nixon: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/37_nixon/index.html
 * Nixon's Presidential Announcement: http://www.4president.org/speeches/nixon1968acceptance.htm
 * The Nixon Stand: http://www.4president.org/brochures/nixon1968brochure.htm
 * Living Room Candidate---1968 campaign ads: [|click here].
 * Time Magazine: "Nixon's Dream": http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,844366,00.html
 * Nixon's Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention: http://www.4president.org/speeches/nixon1968acceptance.htm