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    In other side, Johnson’s personality also played an important role during his presidency. American Diplomatic Historian Lloyd Gardner pointed the validation of his beliefs was a very important part to know Johnson’s politic. Like mentioned in previous part, he stated he can not be the president that lost Vietnam and would continue Kennedy’s policies. Also, he feared the criticism about his inability on Vietnam War. The persistence of Johnson led he continued and maintained Vietnam’s policy after

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    John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was born in Plymouth Notch, Vermont on July 4th, 1872 and passed away in Northampton, Massachusetts on January 5th, 1933. His father was a prominent farmer and a member of Vermont’s senate and House of Representatives. With his father being a prominent political figure in his life, John Jr. grew an admiration for politics. According to History.com, He attended Amherst College at Massachusetts and studied law in hope of being a lawyer in Northampton, Massachusetts. He became

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    Rusell Means was born on November 10, 1939, he was known as a longtime Native American activist and a film actor. Being one of early leader of the American Indian Movement, Means had spent almost his life to fight for the equal rights of Indian Americans. In 1960s, he was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM). In 1973, he armed takeover of Wounded Knee. In 1987, he focused on the US politics and running for presidency, but he was not successful. After that, he became an actor who produced

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    Andrew Meyer was an undergraduate from University of Florida. He was a journalism major who's world was completely flipped in one day. On September 17, 2009 Andrew Meyer was tased during a constitution day for him held by senator John Kerry. Along with many others Meyer was one of the few students selected to speak to Kerry about anything he may have wanted to know. Meyer asked a series of questions regarding the 2004 election, the possible impeachment of George W. Bush, and the invasion on Iran

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    taken into police custody inside the office of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), established in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. This break in was out of the ordinary, however, because the burglars were tied to former U.S. President, Richard Nixon's reelection campaign, and they had been caught during their attempt to wiretap phone lines and steal classified documents (History.com Staff). Even though it is unknown whether or not Nixon was aware of the Watergate infiltration before it

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    Vietnam War Mistakes

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    For more than 30 years America had been involved with Vietnam, but in those 30 years they turned to suffering for both the Vietnamese and Americans and many more countries. The fighting lasted for 8 years and mainly only happened in Vietnam where land, air, and water battles took place. Bombings, chemicals, and killing turned into a game for many soldiers which led to lasting suffering even after the war ended. Once the war was over, America had just finished their most unsuccessful war to date

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    The toxins are stored in Maryland at Fort Detrick. The witnesses are CIA Director William Colby, Former CIA Director Richard Helms, Defense Department employees, and the former Chief of the CIAs Technical Service Division. In June of 1970, President Nixon approved a set of recommendations known as the Huston Plan. He did this during the wave of domestic protest that was

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    President Johnson took the oath of office in an airplane, on November 22nd, 1963, after hearing of the Kennedy’s assassination. Johnson just barely made it into office for the 1964 election. When Johnson took the oath as president in 1964, his wife made history, as the first “First Lady” to stand by her husband as he took office. When Johnson took his oath in 1965, he saw himself as an equal to everyone. While he was the one taking the official oath, he believed that he was taking the oath was not

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    Vietnam War Opposition

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    The Vietnam War which was very important in the history that has shaped the country that we know today.The conflict in Vietnam was very controversial and brought out two different groups ,the doves and the hawks.The United States put troops in Vietnam to try and stop communism and the domino theory.The downside to the involvement was the opposition to the war.Billions of dollars was spent when the congress gave Johnson a blank check.The general public was also mislead by the media and the government

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    Jfk Qualities

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    Qualities of a Great Leader The charisma of JFK The experience of Richard Nixon Diplomacy of Jimmy Carter There will likely never be a perfect president who leads our country; however, many of the presidents who have been elected have had very great qualities that a perfect leader would need. Most presidents have great qualities in one area, but will fail to have those good qualities in other areas of their duties. Many presidents and leaders that were prominent during the second half of the

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