Question

Read the quotation from Nixon’s second inaugural address. Then, answer the questions that follows.

How does Nixon describe his presidency in this excerpt?

It increased tensions in the United States and with foreign countries.

It made the United States more stable, peaceful, and prosperous.

It kept the United States at the status quo.
After more than 10 years of military involvement, all of our troops have returned from Southeast Asia . . . In our relations with the Soviet Union, we have turned away from a policy of confrontation to one of negotiation… With the People's Republic of China after a generation of hostile isolation, we have begun a period of peaceful exchange and expanding trade . . . We are finally beginning to win the war against crime . . . For the first time ever, we have organized a massive national effort to protect the environment . . . More than 2 1/2

Answer 1

It made the United States more stable, peaceful, and prosperous.

Nixon points to troops returning from Southeast Asia, a shift from confrontation to negotiation with the Soviet Union, reopening relations with China, progress against crime, and a national environmental effort — all presented as positive changes.