sed to deal with terrorist during the Iranian Hostage

Crisis

debates helped him win 1960 election

Great Society...War on Poverty...creation of

Medicare/Medicaid

Created NAFTA which brought Mexico to help the

American economy

Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis

Used the policy of Vietnamization to get U.S. troops out of

Vietnam

Saw inflation in the U.S. rise at a rapid rate

Was pardoned by Pres. Gerald Ford

Was brought up on charges of impeachment for

committing perjury

Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights

Act of 1965

Started the War on Terrorism after the 9/11 attack

Was selling weapons to Iran our enemy as part of the Iran-

Contra Scandal

Brought hostages home to end the Iranian-Hostage Crisis

after 444 days

Won the very controversial 2000 Election

Sent troops to Vietnam

Resigned in 1974 because of the Watergate Scandal

Ended stagflation with new trickledown....supply side

economics that is named after him....also had the Berlin

Wall torn down in 1989...helped end the Cold War

Visited China to try and create better relationships