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Nixon became the first American president to visit mainland China. Although a strong anti-communist, he restored diplomatic relations with Communist China. This was the greatest foreign policy achievement he did.

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He eliminated several great society programs and gave federal funds to state and local governments . beside his belief in revenue sharing, Nixon sought to put an end to the draft,create a series of strong anti crime laws.

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Former CIA agents were caught breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in an attempt to spy and cause political sabotage on behalf of President Nixon.

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The goal of the Détente policy, introduced by Nixon, was to strengthen relations with the Soviet Union. It means relaxing of tensions.

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In 1923, Alice Paul proposed the equal rights amendment. For almost fifty years , the amendment was introduced in each session of congress , but failed to pass. In 1972, the amendment was finally approved by congress and sent to the states with a seven year time limit for ratification.

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Initially, Nixon claimed that the investigation was troubling to "national security". After journalists found ties between the incident and the White House, the Senate appointed a committee to investigate.

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The Senate requested that Nixon release tapes of his conversations at the White House. Nixon claimed he did not have to, as he had executive privilege. In the case United States v. Nixon (1974), Nixon said that allowing them to have access to the tapes would go against the separation of powers. Later it was ruled that Nixon must turn over the tapes.