Domestic Policy and Affairs

When Nixon's domestic record is reviewed it is look upon as neither strongly liberal or conservative but more so as politically practical. One of the first things that Nixon did when he gain position in the oval office was that he stalled desegregation in schools until 1970 and at which point he said it was inevitable, although he thought that there were better solutions. Another domestic aspect he focus on was that voting rights were to be equal among all the states. Moreover he aided the Dept. of Labor to provide training and jobs for minorities within federally funded construction projects. Also using racial classification in desegregating programs which is looked upon as the first example of affirmative action. A large part of his domestic policies deals with Law and Order and cleaning up the streets from drug abuse and prevention. He created the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, Organized Crime Control Act, District of Columbia Procedures Act and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention and Control Act.