Menu Bombings
Authorizes the secret "Menu" bombings of communist base areas in Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
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Richard Milhous Nixon Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Richard Milhous Nixon through 480 dated historical records for United States of America.
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1969
Secret Bombing Continues
Continues US bombing operations in Laos as part of the Vietnam War
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Secret Bombing Continues
Continues large-scale bombing operations in Laos during the Vietnam War
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Trade Embargo at Washington
The USA begins to relax its embargo of China
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
1970
National Environmental Policy Act
Signs the National Environmental Policy Act
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
State of the Union
Delivers a State of the Union address emphasizing environment and domestic policy
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
NPT Enters Force
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enters into force after required ratifications are deposited.
Role range: 1969-1974
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enters into force during Nixon's presidency.
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enters into force
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Public Laos Statement
Publicly addresses US policy and involvement in Laos
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Postal Strike Response
Orders federal troops to assist mail delivery during the postal strike
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
Signs legislation banning cigarette advertising on radio and television
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Harry Blackmun Nomination
Nominates Harry Blackmun to the Supreme Court
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
SALT Vienna Talks
The main round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks opens in Vienna
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Troop Withdrawal Announcement
Announces further US troop withdrawals from Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Cambodia Incursion
Announces US & South Vietnamese forces have attacked communist sanctuaries in Kampuchea
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Cambodia Incursion
Announces US and South Vietnamese operations into Cambodia
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Cambodia Incursion
Announces that US and South Vietnamese forces are entering Cambodia
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Cambodia Incursion
Decides to expand US ground operations into Cambodia
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Fishhook Operation
US forces begin operations against North Vietnamese sanctuaries in the Fishhook area
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Kent State Crisis
Kent State shootings follow nationwide protests over the Cambodia incursion
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Lincoln Memorial Visit
Visits the Lincoln Memorial early in the morning and speaks with antiwar protesters
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Voting Rights Act Amendments
Signs the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
EPA Reorganization Plan
Sends Congress Reorganization Plan No. 3 creating the Environmental Protection Agency
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Huston Plan Approval
Approves then rescinds a plan to expand domestic intelligence gathering
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Postal Reorganization Act
Signs the Postal Reorganization Act
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Five Point Peace Plan
Proposes a standstill ceasefire and a five point peace plan for Indochina
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Organized Crime Control Act
Signs the Organized Crime Control Act, including RICO provisions
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Bank Secrecy Act
Signs the Bank Secrecy Act
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Rail Passenger Service Act
Signs the Rail Passenger Service Act creating Amtrak
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Son Tay Raid
US forces raid Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam to rescue prisoners of war
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Son Tay Raid
US forces raid Son Tay prison camp to rescue prisoners of war
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Baneberry Nuclear Test
Operation Baneberry releases radioactive material after an underground nuclear test
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Family Planning Act
Signs the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Act establishes federal workplace-safety standards and enforcement institutions.
Role range: 1969-1974
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Signs the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
Clean Air Act Amendments
Signs the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970
Role range: 1969-1974 – 1969-1974
1971
Lam Son 719 Policy
Backs the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos as part of Vietnamization
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Lam Son 719
Gives US air support for a south Vietnamese raid on the Ho Chi Minh trail
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Operation Lam Son 719
Backs the South Vietnamese operation into Laos as a test of Vietnamization
Role range: 1960-1975 – 1969-1974
Records, sources and methodology
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