Sunday, May 22, 2011

Nixons presence on America!

Richard Nixon was probably the most controversial president that the United States ever had in office; many people believe that he was a bad president because of his shady antics, including the watergate scandal, but i personally believe that people did not give him enough credit and he was a good president.
-----> 1.)  Nixon's foreign Policy work - Nixon was the 1st U.S president to have true interactions with China and be the first president to step on Chinese soil.  While in China, he met with leader Mao Zedong and opened trade with the country. Looking back on this now and the current market that the United states has with China, you cannot argue that Nixon's presence made a huge impact in what we have today.
-----> 2.)  Civil Rights work - Richard Nixon signed bills that gave women equal working rights and rights to the same pay as men got for a specific job; with these efforts, Nixon equaled out some professions, even though in some professions, dicrimination of sex is still noticeable. Nixon also started bussing kids from all black and all white schools to help integrate the schools and stop racism in the urban city areas.
-----> 3.) Environment - It was during Nixon's presidency that the Environmental Protection Angency (EPA) was established. He also signed the Clear air and Clear water acts, which helped reduce pollution in the air and regulate clear and clean water drinking regulations.