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1.
Richard Nixon, the president forced to resign in the Watergate
scandal.
One high point of his presidency was a trip to China that helped
restore
better relations during the tense years of the early 1970s.
2.
A worker cleaning up a toxic chemical dump site. The environment
became a big issue of the 1970s as people became more aware of the
dangers
of pollution.
3.
Workers at an oil drilling rig. Energy related issues were in the
headlines throughout the decade, especially after Middle Eastern
nations
joined together to force sharply higher prices for crude oil.
4.
Jimmy Carter, elected president in 1976. He and his wife Roslyn,
both from rural Georgia, brought a sense of small-town friendliness and
decency to the White House at a time when those qualities were badly
needed.
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