Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon's presidency was ended by his resignation due to the Watergate scandal, which was significantly advanced by Alexander Butterfield's revelation of the White House taping system. The tapes exposed Nixon's role in the cover-up.

President Richard Nixon established the United States===United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, which was instrumental in initiating the regulations that led to the decline in lead exposure.

Richard Nixon signed the SALT I treaty in 1972 with Leonid Brezhnev, marking the first attempt to limit U.S. and Soviet nuclear arsenals and initiating a long series of arms control agreements.

Richard Nixon is referenced for following United States===California's lead with the federal Clean Air Act in 1970 and signing the United States===United States Environmental Protection Agency into law.

Richard Nixon's presidency is referenced in the lawsuit as the last time the U.S. experienced a 'balance of payments' deficit, which the Trade Act of 1974 was originally intended to address.