| Description |
xv, 373 pages ; 26 cm. |
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Defining documents in American history |
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Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-359) and index. |
| Contents |
The Vietnam War. President Nixon on Operations in Cambodia / Robert Surbrug, PhD -- John Kerry's Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee / Gerald F. Goodwin, PhD -- Nixon on the Conclusion of the War in Vietnam / Steven L. Danver, PhD -- War Powers Resolution / Laurence W. Mazzeno, PhD -- A "Second Chance" for Vietnam-Era Draft Evaders and Military Deserters / Laurence W. Mazzeno, PhD -- Plea for Emergency Aid for Saigon / Kevin Grimm, PhD -- President Ford on the End of American Involvement in Vietnam / Steven L. Danver, PhD. |
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Nixon and Watergate. The New York Times Co. v. United States / Laurence W. Mazzeno, PhD -- Nixon's Second Inaugural Address / William E. Burns, PhD -- United States v. Nixon / Vanessa E. Vaughn, MA -- Watergate Tape Transcript / Anthony Vivian, PhD, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD -- Nixon's Resignation Address / Steven L. Danver, PhD -- Ford's Remarks on Assuming the Presidency / Mark S. Joy, PhD -- Ford on Granting Pardon to Nixon / Mark S. Joy, PhD. |
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The Cold War and the Middle East. Documents Relating to Normalization of Relations between the United States and People's Republic of China / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA -- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Jackson-Vanik Amendment / William E. Burns, PhD -- President Jimmy Carter's Notre Dame Commencement Address / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Camp David Accords / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA -- SALT II / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA -- Ayatollah Khomeini on "The Great Satan" / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA. |
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Domestic Affairs. Twenty-Sixth Amendment / Vanessa E. Vaughn, MA -- The "Powell Memo" on American Free Enterprise / Robert Surbrug, PhD -- Equal Rights Amendment / Vanessa E. Vaughn, MA -- United States v. United States District Court / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Title IX / Donald A. Watt, PhD -- Furman v. Georgia / Vanessa E. Vaughn, MA -- Roe v. Wade / Donald A. Watt, PhD -- American Indian Movement--National Operational Goal / Steven L. Danver, Ph.D. -- Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 / Donald A. Watt, PhD -- President Gerald Ford on the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act / Mark S. Joy, Ph.D. -- Buckley v. Valeo / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA -- Church Committee Report on Foreign Assassinations / Robert Surbrug, PhD -- Gregg v. Georgia / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA -- President Ford on the US Bicentennial / Anna Accettola, MA -- Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Ronald Reagan's Speech at the 1976 Republican National Convention / Mark S. Joy, PhD -- Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Address / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Harvey Milk's San Francisco Gay Freedom Rally Speech / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Regents of the University of California v. Bakke / Vanessa E. Vaughn, MA -- Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" Speech / Steven L. Danver, PhD. |
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Environmental Developments. On the Establishment of the EPA and NOAA / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- Clean Water Act / Mark S. Joy, PhD -- Endangered Species Act / Gerald F. Goodwin, PhD -- Carter's Address to the Nation on Energy / Michael P. Auerbach, MA -- On the Three Mile Island Incident / Robert Surbrug, PhD. Science and Technology. Bill Gates' Open Letter to Hobbyists / Anthony Vivian -- Voyager Spacecraft Golden Record / Bethany Groff Dorau, MA. |
| Summary |
This important resource provides students and researchers new insights into the 1970s in the U.S., through an in-depth analysis of forty important primary source documents and their lasting effect on American history. Defining Documents in American History: 1970s provides detailed, thought-provoking analysis of: President Nixon's Resignation and the Watergate Scandal -- The End of the Vietnam War -- The Kent State Shootings -- Roe v. Wade -- The Viking 1 Space Probe's Landing on Mars -- www.salempress.com. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1969- -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981 -- Sources.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 -- Sources.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 1961-1971 -- Sources.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 1971-1981 -- Sources.
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Nineteen seventies.
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United States -- History -- 1961-1974 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- 1974-1989 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1974 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1989 -- Sources.
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Economic history -- Sources.
(OCoLC)fst01352863
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History -- Sources.
(OCoLC)fst00958295
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Nineteen seventies. (OCoLC)fst01037812
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Politics and government -- Sources.
(OCoLC)fst01919786
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Social history -- Sources.
(OCoLC)fst01122517
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1960
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.
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Salem Press.
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| Added Title |
1970-1979 |
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Nineteen seventies |
| ISBN |
9781619258907 |
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1619258900 |
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