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Modern U.S. History Lecture #16

Modern U.S. History Lecture #16. The 1970s. Themes. Watergate led to new reforms to dismantle the “Imperial Presidency.” After Watergate, Congressional Democrats tried to institute new reforms, but faced opposition from a growing conservative movement.

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Modern U.S. History Lecture #16

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  1. Modern U.S. HistoryLecture #16 The 1970s

  2. Themes • Watergate led to new reforms to dismantle the “Imperial Presidency.” • After Watergate, Congressional Democrats tried to institute new reforms, but faced opposition from a growing conservative movement. • The U.S. suffered a loss international prestige with the military loss in Vietnam, the discouragement of Watergate, and a severe economic decline.

  3. Agnew and Nixon • What was Agnew’s job in the Nixon administration? When and where did he give this speech? • What was the “southern strategy?” Why would he deny that he had a southern strategy? Based on his speech, do you think he had a southern strategy? • What criticisms did he have about liberal intellectuals? How would those criticisms appeal to Southern whites? • When and where did Nixon give this speech? • What criticisms did Nixon have about new reforms enacted during and since the LBJ’s Great Society? Who would these criticisms appeal to? • How do these two speeches demonstrate the restructuring of political parties compared to their constituents in 1936?

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