HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Stagflation, Crack Cocaine, Blue-Collar Worker
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16 | the reagan revolution: the rise of political conservatism. There hasn"t been a major reform movement since the 1980s. California was exploding with growth in the 1960s, so this governor position was a big deal. Ny giants and dodgers both moved to california because it was so big there. Being governor of california means you can probably push for national positions. From movie star to governor of california. Socially conservative against student protestors/ethnic+racial minorities) He was the first president from the deep south. This was the bicentennial (1776), but us citizens were not happy with the government due to the vietnam war, nixon/vp resigned (watergate) americans untrusting, knew there was a credibility gap. Nixon"s public image was that of nondrinker, nonswearer. In watergate scandal, nixon was caught swearing on tapes bothered america because they thought he was supposed to be this ideal person who doesn"t swear. Very moral (he was a sunday school teacher)
