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Event: Cuban Missile Crisis
Date: October, 1962
Statement: This increased the power of the president in foreign affairs because it ended up going well and being resolved fairly peacefully, which made the American people at the time very trusting and not critical.

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Event: Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Date: 1964
Statement: This expanded presidential power because, despite Johnson's widely unpopular foreign policies, he was authorized to use conventional military force in Southeast Asia. This was extremely consequential, because it led to the US's extensive involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Event: Relations with the People's Republic of China
Date: 1972
Statement: This event expanded the presidential power because this tripped was planned without the knowledge or consent of most of his cabinet, including his Secretary of State. This was just one of Nixon's many machinations during his presidency.

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Event: Mayaguez Incident
Date: May 1975
Statement: This didn't necessarily expand the power, but it showed that the power had not truly been limited. Ford was able to send military without consulting Congress, and ended up losing more lives than he saved.

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Event: Freeing Hostages in Tehran
Date: 1980
Statement: This also did not expand the power, but demonstrated the few constraints on the president. He was able to keep this military mission a secret until it went wrong.

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Event: Iran-Contra Affair
Date: 1985-1987
Statement: This administrative scandal showed how much a president was/is able to get away with. Reagan avoided impeachment, despite having broken the law.

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Event: None

Date: 1989-1993
Statement: Bush did little to expand presidential foreign power, instead bowing to Congressional and public support in most foreign decisions.

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Event: Operation Desert Fox
Date: 1998
Statement: Clinton reverted to the "president knows best" mentality in launching this operation, reminding everyone of the power the president had over foreign affairs.

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Event: Afghanistan and Iraq
Date: 2001-Now
Statement: Bush's decision to interfere in Afghanistan and Iraq without formally declaring war showed that presidents could make war a wolf in sheep's clothing if they just avoid calling it "war." The public cares less if we "aren't at war." US troops are still in the Middle East as a result of this today.

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Event: Expansion of War in Iraq
Date: Late 2009
Statement: This once again shows that presidents don't appear to learn from their predecessors when it comes to foreign affairs. This is still apparent today in 2021, 2 presidents later.