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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller: 40th President of the United States of America (1965-present), 49th Governor of New York (1959-1964), 1st Under Secretary of Health, Welfare, and Education (1949-1951).
Election Results: Despite many pundits expecting the presidential election to be a close race, President Rockefeller would come to win the presidency in a historic landslide victory. Carrying one of the largest electoral victories since Charles McNary's 1932 victory. The president would also find success in flipping the Democrat-held states of Minnesota and Massachusetts. This would come due to a widespread dissatisfaction with Democratic nominee Sam Yorty's campaign and poor relations with progressive and black voters, as well as numerous Democratic politicians publicly denouncing Yorty in favor of Rockefeller. Rockefeller's victory would also make him the first Republican president to win a second since Fiorello La Guardia won his 1944 bid.
Despite being able to carry the electoral vote of several Deep Southern states like Arkansas and Louisiana, Constitution Party candidate John M. Ashbrook would severely underperform at the ballots due to a lack of ballot access in a large number of states, a lack of support from the GOP, and a lack of a strong-enough national presence.
the Republican incumbent would celebrate his victory even further after learning that the Republicans retook the House and Senate, leaving him with a GOP-controlled Congress to further his political agenda.
At the start of the 91st Congress, the Republicans would elect House Minority Leader Gerald Ford as the newest Speaker of the House, with Representatives Richard H. Poff and John Jacobs Rhodes assuming the roles of Majority Leader and Minority Leader, respectively.
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Background: President Rockefeller's second term would be mired with the increasing complications of now trying to end the Vietnam War, economic struggles, the departure of numerous White House officials and advisors, balancing his pursuits of environmentalism with appeasing conservative leaders, and handling the continued protests of his administration's handling of the war.
While Rockefeller would remain a well-respected figure by most Americans, his popularity with youth and progressives would slowly begin to decline yet again without an opposing candidate to compare himself against. With his focus on ending the Vietnam War consuming much of his time, he would begin looking towards Vice President Hiram Fong in order to provide him with a key domestic leader and likely successor in the upcoming 1972 election.
While Rockefeller would celebrate major successes in environmental protections, strengthening diplomatic practices, and the landing of the Apollo 11 on the moon, he would suffer from numerous criticisms over his handling of the Vietnam War. These controversies would only worsen due to the infamous release of the Pentagon Papers, exposing a history of malpractice by numerous presidential administrations regarding the Vietnam War.
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller: 40th President of the United States of America (1965-present), 49th Governor of New York (1959-1964), 1st Under Secretary of Health, Welfare, and Education (1949-1951).
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President: Nelson Rockefeller
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Vice President: Hiram Fong
Chief of Staff: C.A. Robins (1967-1969) Dick Cheney
Secretary of State: John J. McCloy (1965-1968) George Schultz (1968-present)
Secretary of the Interior: William Knowland (1965-1969) Russell W. Peterson (1969-present)
Secretary of Agriculture: Allan Hoover (1968-present)
Attorney General: Elliot Richardson
Postmaster General: Robert Corbett
Secretary of the Treasury: C. Douglass Dillon (1965-1970) Paul McCracken (1971-present)
Secretary of Commerce: Mark Hatfield (1965-1970) Frederick B. Dent (1970-present)
Secretary of Labor: Whitney Young
Secretary of Defense: Robert A. Lovett (1967-1969) John L. McLucas (1970-present)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Florence P. Dwyer (1965-1969) Caspar Weinberger
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Norris Poulson (1966-present)
Secretary of Transportation: William M. Allen (1966-present)
Ambassador to the League of Nations: Ralph Hauenstein (1967-present)
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Government: The Senate would officially repeal the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on June 24th, 1970. While Rockefeller would express dissatisfaction with the move in how it would hinder his ability to manage the war, he would recognize the importance of limiting the president's wartime powers through such diplomatic measures.
On August 12th, 1970, the president would sign the Postal Reorganization Act. After working with Congress and Postmaster General Corbett, President Rockefeller would unveil his plans to reorganize the postal system. The act would grant the Post Office financial and operational independence from the government, as well as give postal workers the power to unionize and bargain for better wages and hours.
The Emergency Employment Act of 1971, passed on July 12th of that year, would appropriate $1.2 billion towards the creation of 150,000 throughout the fiscal year. The act would also give favor towards veterans, recovering drug addicts, and unskilled youths; thus, ensuring that three major blocks heavily impacted by unemployment and poverty would be able to find work under the legislation. These jobs would come from the public service fields, providing new workers for prisons, environmental organizations, public safety groups, sanitation, and more.
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Economy & Labor: With reports of rising inflation, President Rockefeller would begin formulating a complex plan to curb the rising costs through extending the surtax, budget cuts with heavier emphasis on military spending, and moderating the wage demands of labor groups.
On December 29th, 1970, President Rockefeller would sign the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970, creating new federal regulations that would ensure the standardization and enforcement of proper safety practices in the workplace. The move would be lauded by labor organizations as a great advancement for the safety of America's working class.
President Rockefeller would sign the Par Value Modification Act on April 3rd, 1972, officially devaluing the U.S. dollar in order to begin stabilizing the economy. The realignment would seek to make American exports more attractive to foreign markets, expand the reach of America's agricultural and industrial products across seas, and create new high-paying jobs across America's industrial and agricultural industries. It would also authorize a direct change of the worth of gold to rise from $35 an ounce to $38.
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Foreign Policy: On July 25th, 1969, President Rockefeller would present what he called "The Rockefeller Doctrine" during a visit to Guam. This doctrine would articulate how the U.S. would provide economic and military assistance to nations in order to fend off Communist forces, but would not assume primary responsibility in defending Asian nations. This Guam visit would become part of a tour that the President and Vice President would make including the countries of India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
On May 20th, 1970, President Rockefeller and Secretary of State George Schultz would arrive in Russia to begin forging diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R., meeting with General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. Rockefeller would address this meeting as a necessary goal in deescalating the decades of tension between the U.S. and the Soviets, hoping that stronger diplomatic affairs would have a greater effect against communist forces than meddling in the civil affairs of other countries.
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Vietnam War: With high expectations towards an end to the Vietnam War, the president would announce his goal to end U.S. involvement in the war before his term ends. This would first start with threats of advanced bombing campaigns on the North in response to any continuation of the Tet Offense, drawing further ire from anti-war activists. Things would drastically change, however, when on May 14th, 1969, President Rockefeller announced his vision for a peace plan with the U.S. and North Vietnam removing troops from South Vietnam over the next year. This would start with the U.S. removing 25,000 American troops from the active conflict.
A controversial move during the war would come when the U.S. and South Vietnam pulled a surprise bombing on Cambodian lands on March 20th, 1969, with the intent of destroying North Vietnamese strongholds. Many within the Democratic Party would condemn the move as a reckless endeavor that would have potentially escalated the war via Cambodia's involvement. President Rockefeller would retaliate against these remarks by arguing that the Cambodian government was already involved in the war by aiding North Vietnam.
In a diplomatic move, President Rockefeller would fly to the capitol of North Vietnam in September of 1969, one of several trips the president would make to the Vietnamese countries, in order to pay his respects in light of the passing of Ho Chi Minh. Despite the many attempts at creating a strong peace negotiation, President Rockefeller would make an Address to the Nation on November 3rd, 1969, solemnly declaring that North Vietnam has rejected the president's peace offerings. After another year of the militaristic stand-off, Rockefeller would make a surprise announcement in early January of 1971 that the U.S.'s involvement in the Vietnam War was reaching its end. This claim would be certified when the Senate passed a near-unanimous decision in June 22nd, 1971 to pull out all U.S. troops from Vietnam by the end of the year.
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Civil Rights: President Rockefeller would seek to further support the pursuit of civil rights by creating new regulations towards the desegregation of elementary and secondary schools, as well as working to negotiate new busing policies within the South that would better aid black and Hispanic youths. It would empower the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to take such enforcement actions against businesses, individuals, employers, and labor unions found to be violating said laws. The amendment would also require employers to make accommodations for the religious practices of employees.
In a major push for equal opportunities, the president would sign the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 on March 24th of that year. The act, serving as an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, would authorize the federal and state governments with the power and responsibility of enforcing anti-discrimination within the workforce by cracking down on employment discrimination against minority groups.
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Major Accomplishments: On July 20th, 1969, the U.S. would define human history when they successfully landed two astronauts on the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would become the first men to stand on the moon, with each of them eventually being awarded the Medal of Freedom by Rockefeller. During a speech regarding the landing, President Rockefeller would give recognition to Presidents Kennedy and Reuther, as well as the many scientists, engineers, computers, and NASA employees who made the feat possible.
On April 22nd, 1970, President Rockefeller would join with House Speaker Ford, Democratic senator Gaylord Nelson, and Interior Secretary Russell W. Peterson, in celebrating the very first national Earth Day. This event would serve as a massive charity event dedicated to uplifting environmental organizations, as well as a massive public litter-cleaning event across New York City.
On December 31st, 1970, President Rockefeller would sign the Clean Air Bill, authorizing the development of federal and state regulations to limit emissions from both stationary and mobile sources.
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Major Controversies: On May 4th, 1970, members of the National Guard would shoot and kill four student protestors at the Kent State University in Ohio, with nine more students being wounded during the conflict. This would cause more than 100,000 protestors to gather around numerous government buildings, including the White House. In response to this, the president would condemn the shooting, as well as announcing that the offending officers would be removed from active duty and that the Department of Justice would begin investigating the shooting.
The New York Times would begin publishing a series of reports known as the Pentagon Papers, starting on June 13th, 1970. These papers would detail the secret history of the Department of Defense's activities and reports during the Vietnam War, as well as revealing that the Dirksen, Humphrey, Kennedy, Reuther, and Rockefeller administrations had misled the public regarding the Vietnam War.
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