Nixon Administrations - Changes in the U.S. Government
Changes in the U.S. Government
Nixon contemplated a major structural reorganization of the government, but it did not materialize. However, he did create two important agencies. The first was the Urban Affairs Council, created in 1969 and chaired by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Its purpose was to advise the president concerning domestic policy with special reference to the needs of people living in cities. Moynihan's only major effort was the Family Assistance Program, which failed. The second agency was the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which still exists and which plays a major role in the lives of many Americans (See also, Domestic Issues). It is very controversial because of the widespread belief that it has too much power to interfere in private business matters.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment was proposed and ratified during Nixon's administration. In the social and political turmoil of the 1960s and early 1970s,...
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