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In early 1957, Nixon undertook another foreign trip, this time to Africa. On his return, he helped shepherd the Civil Rights Act of 1957 through Congress. The bill was weakened in the Senate, and civil rights leaders were divided over whether Eisenhower should sign it. Nixon advised the President to sign the bill, which he did. [103]
Kalk says Nixon did end the reform impulse and sowed the seeds for the political rise of white Southerners and the decline of the civil rights movement. [202] [203] Dean Kotlowski argues that Nixon's overall civil rights record was on the whole responsible and that Nixon tended to seek the middle ground.
Executive Order 11478, signed by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon on August 8, 1969, prohibited discrimination in the competitive service of the federal civilian workforce on certain grounds. The order was later amended to cover additional protected classes.
Abolishing the Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Personnel Policy June 25, 1974 342 11793: Designation of certain officers of the Department of Agriculture to act as Secretary of Agriculture July 10, 1974 343 11794 Revoking Executive Order No. 10958, relating to the Civil Defense medical and food stockpiles July 11, 1974 344 11795
Today's Highlights in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed using the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.
Nixon did not appoint any female or African American cabinet officials, although Nixon did offer a cabinet position to civil rights leader Whitney Young. [40] Nixon's initial cabinet also contained an unusually small number of Ivy League graduates, with the notable exceptions of George P. Shultz and Elliot Richardson , who each held three ...
Ford was honored for pardoning former President Richard Nixon in 1974, while Lewis was given the first ever JFK "lifetime achievement award" for his civil rights work. JRB/RCS The pardon and Trump
A former Nixon aid reportedly revealed that the war on drugs was created to criminalize black people and the anti-war left. Nixon official reportedly admitted to racist origin of war on drugs Skip ...