Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Rose, Mark H.
Abstract
Throughout his presidency, Nixon enacted several policies on behalf of young people, such as draft reform, enfranchisement for persons aged 18--20, employment plans, school desegregation, and a variety of forums for them to voice their opinion in government. Young people had attained an important political voice as their demonstrations frequently illustrated. Nixon reacted to their concerns, and, with his initiatives, undercut the legitimacy of street protests as an acceptable means to influence government. His policies, however, were often coupled with negative actions, including angry rhetoric and clandestine operations toward the antiwar movement and cynical statements about young people in private conversations. All of these activities created a mixed legacy of lasting policy advances and negative politics. Nixon continued to influence young people in a complex and contradictory manner throughout the remainder of his life in both revealing discussions he held with them and by hindering access to his presidential materials.
Extent
85 p.
Recommended Citation
Veenstra, David Wayne, "policies, politics, and other activities of President Richard M. Nixon to influence American young people" (1999). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1509.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1509
Identifier
FADT15716
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters