Lesson 13.01 Nixon's Domestic Agenda

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Though Nixon focused extensively on foreign policy issues as president, he had a strong domestic policy agenda as well. As a fiscal conservative, Nixon strove to reduce government spending, while also ensuring government assistance was extended to America's poor. However, it was the nation's poor economy and issues of equality that ultimately defined Nixon's domestic agenda in office.

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Richard M. Nixon IRC, 2005. Image. Discovery Education. Web. 19 July 2014. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.

The American flag on the moon's surface. IRC, 2005. Image. Discovery Education. Web. 19 July 2014. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.