Two kinds of War Powers Legislation awaited final action in the Senate and the House in 1973. ... Then too, as with the undeclared war in Vietnam, this was a bi-partisan phenomenon. ... One difficulty was foreseeing the contingencies under which war may arise. ... The reconvening of Congress to deal with an undeclared war was merely be the beginning of the battle. ... Senators Church of Idaho and Case of New Jersey introduced a bill forbidding the use of any funds whatsoever to finance the re-involvement of US military forces in hostilities in or over Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia without pr...

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"I"d have to say the Vietnam War definitely had a big impact on society. ... One example was the Tetan offensive of 1968 in Vietnam. ... "The 60's is the Vietnam War, and being in the army, I went to helicopters that didn't have anything on them to ones which have guns and can shoot missiles. With everything focused on Vietnam there were new tactics and advancements; we even copied the French a little bit by using H-21 helicopters, which are kind of like banana shaped helicopters. It would just have to be the Vietnam war that had to have the most impact on me." 10. ...

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Richard Milhouse Nixon had it within his grasp to be the greatest post-World War II president, he was extremely intelligent, had a driving ambition, and was a political consummate. ... Francis' father, Richard's Grandfather, Samuel Brady Nixon, was only fifteen when his father, George, died in the Civil War. ... Nixon exploited the fact that the Cold War rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. was just beginning and that anti-communist sentiment was high. ... Even in the beginning of his political career it's easily seen that Nixon was a better politician than he was a person. ......

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What comes to mind when you think of Richard Nixon? Although most people immediately recognize his name as a previous President involved in the Watergate Scandal, few know anything more about this controversial President. Overshadowed by the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon had a tumultuous ch...

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A quarter of the working force or 13 million people were unemployed in 1932, and this was only the beginning (Encarta Encyclopedia). ... The Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first United States overland exploration of the American West and Pacific Northwest, beginning in May 1804 and ending in September 1806. ... The league was based on a new concept: collective security against the "criminal" threat of war. ... The covenant was formulated as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, in 1919. ... Cold War: The cold war is the post-194...

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Constitution wanted in a president: a national leader a statesman in foreign policy a commander in time of war & enforcement of the laws. ... The president would not be elected by the people (as we learned in the 2000 presidential election), but rather he would be elected by a majority of electors (who in the beginning were selected by the respective state legislatures, representing the "elite" in the respective states). ... Since the beginning, the U.S. ...

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These next few pages will outline Truman's presidency beginning and focusing mainly on the "Truman Doctrine- and its effects on foreign policy after 1947. To begin to talk about life after the end of War World II without discussing the war in detail may due it some injustice, but after all it is only a fifteen page paper. ... This and a loyalty to war and peace time allies is the basis for the Truman Doctrine. ... The one thing according to Shlaim that Truman was weary of was war over Berlin. ... Not long after the Berlin Crisis and the possible war that could have developed out ...

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