How did the United States change between Jan 20, 1969 and Aug 8, 1974?
Pick two dates. See the laws, the executive orders, the courts, Congress, federal agencies, the Constitution and the budget, as a diff.
$ civicdiff 1969-01-20..1974-08-08 # 5.5 years
jsonLaws enacted
+59major laws · full counts from 1973
Executive orders
—records start in 1994
Final rules
—records start in 1994
Supreme Court
4 of 9seats changed hands
Agencies
+44 −8departments & tracked agencies
Public debt
+$127B$348B → $475B
The presidency passed from Lyndon Baines Johnson to Richard Milhous Nixon. 26 senators and 132 representatives took seats that they did not hold before. 4 new justices joined the Supreme Court. Inflation-adjusted federal spending changed +27% (FY1969 → FY1975). 1 constitutional amendment was ratified.
Executive
executive/presidentThe presidencyLyndon Baines Johnson D
36th president
Richard Milhous Nixon R
37th president · took office Jan 20, 1969
executive/vice-presidentThe vice presidencyHubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. R
took office Dec 6, 1973
executive/cabinetCabinet & senior officials+19−21Wikidata ↗
Secretary of State · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of the Treasury · 4 people took this office in between
Secretary of Defense · 3 people took this office in between
Attorney General · 4 people took this office in between
Postmaster General
vacant or abolished
Secretary of the Navy · 3 people took this office in between
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Secretary of the Interior
vacant or abolished
Secretary of Agriculture
vacant or abolished
Secretary of Commerce · 3 people took this office in between
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare · 3 people took this office in between
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · 2 people took this office in between
Secretary of Transportation · 2 people took this office in between
vacant or abolished
White House Chief of Staff · 2 people took this office in between
Director of the Office of Management and Budget · 4 people took this office in between
Roy Ash I
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency · 2 people took this office in between
office did not exist
Ambassador to the United Nations · 3 people took this office in between
Director of Central Intelligence · 2 people took this office in between
Other senior officials (7 changed)
Postmaster General
vacant or abolished
Secretary of the Navy · 3 people took this office in between
Chair of the Federal Reserve
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff · 2 people took this office in between
Director of the FBI
National Security Advisor
Solicitor General
executive/ordersExecutive ordersno dataFederal Register API ↗
Federal Register records of executive orders begin in 1994.
executive/agenciesFederal agencies+44−8Wikidata ↗
216 → 253 tracked organizations · 13 → 12 executive departments
Postal Regulatory Commission
established Jan 1, 1970 · US regulatory agency
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
established Jan 1, 1970 · U.S. government agency
National Credit Union Administration
established Mar 10, 1970 · independent federal agency of United States
United States Environmental Protection Agency
established Dec 2, 1970 · U.S. federal government agency
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
established Jan 1, 1971 · government agency of the United States of America
United States Postal Service
established Jul 1, 1971 · independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing postal service
Inter-American Foundation
established Jan 1, 1972 · independent agency of the United States government that funds community-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Marine Mammal Commission
established Jan 1, 1972 · government organization in Bethesda, United States
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
established Jan 1, 1972 · United States government agency
United States Access Board
established Jan 1, 1973 · United States government agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities
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Office of Management and Budget
established Jan 1, 1970 · agency that prepares and evaluates the President of the United States' annual budget to Congress
Commission on Government Procurement
established Nov 26, 1969 · government commission
Amtrak Police Department
established Jan 1, 1970 · American railroad police agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
established Jan 1, 1970 · American agency of the Executive Branch of the Department of Transportation
National Marine Fisheries Service
established Jan 1, 1970 · an office of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement
established Jan 1, 1970 · often abbreviated NOAA OLE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
established Oct 3, 1970 · agency in the United States Federal Government
National Weather Service
established Oct 9, 1970 · U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Protective Service
established Jan 1, 1971 · federal law enforcement agency of the United States
ACTION
established Jan 1, 1971 · former United States government agency
National Center for Toxicological Research
established Jan 27, 1971 · U.S. government agency
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
established Apr 28, 1971 · United States government research agency for preventing work-related health and safety problems
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
established Apr 28, 1971 · United States federal government agency
Youth Conservation Corps
established Aug 13, 1971 · youth program of the U.S. National Park Service providing jobs and environmental education
Central Security Service
established Dec 23, 1971 · United States government agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
established Jan 1, 1972 · United States federal agency division that protects and promotes U.S. agricultural health, regulates genetically engineered organisms, administers the Animal Welfare Act, and manages wildlife damage
Bureau of Economic Analysis
established Jan 1, 1972 · United States federal agency
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
established Jan 1, 1972 · agency in the U.S. Department of Defense
FBI Academy
established Jan 1, 1972 · academy located in Quantico, Virginia
U.S. National Institute of Education
established Jan 1, 1972 · United States government agency (1972–1985)
Office of Technology Assessment
established Jan 1, 1972 · organization in the United States
Agricultural Marketing Service
established Apr 7, 1972 · United States federal agency division that supports the fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products
Defense Mapping Agency
established Jul 1, 1972 · former mapping, charting, and geodesy organization of the United States Department of Defense
Federal Financing Bank
established Jan 1, 1973 · United States government corporation
National Finance Center
established Jan 1, 1973 · payroll and human resources service provider of the United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Net Assessment
established Jan 1, 1973 · Department of Defense threat assessment group
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
established Jan 1, 1973 · The security police of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Drug Enforcement Administration
established Jul 1, 1973 · United States federal law enforcement agency
Administration for Native Americans
established Jan 1, 1974 · United States federal agency division that promotes self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans
Congressional Budget Office
established Jan 1, 1974 · government agency
Financial Management Service
established Jan 1, 1974 · bureau of the United States Treasury Department
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
established Jan 1, 1974 · prepares and publishes the United States Code
United States Fire Administration
established Jan 1, 1974 · government agency
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
established Jan 1, 1974 · former agency of the United States Department of Defense
United States Post Office Department department
abolished Jul 1, 1971 · former US federal department (1872–1971) · replaced by United States Postal Service
Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
abolished Jan 1, 1972 · agency researching nuclear rockets
Environmental Science Services Administration
abolished Oct 3, 1970 · former agency in the United States federal government · replaced by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Weather Bureau
abolished Oct 9, 1970 · former United States federal agency · replaced by National Weather Service
U.S. Bureau of Labor Standards
abolished Jan 1, 1971 · U.S. Department of Labor agency, 1934-1971 · replaced by Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Safety Council
abolished Jul 26, 1971 · American federal advisory group, 1950–1971
Office of High-Speed Ground Transportation
abolished Jan 1, 1972
United States Office of Education
abolished Jul 1, 1972 · U.S. agency within the department of the Interior from 1867 to 1972 · replaced by United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Agency start and end dates come from Wikidata, which covers smaller bureaus unevenly.
Military
military/conflictsArmed conflictsU.S. in 2 armed conflicts → 0
Laotian Civil War
ended Sep 14, 1973 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against Pathet Lao
Vietnam War
ended Mar 29, 1973 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against North Vietnam
1 conflict began and ended in between
Cambodian Civil War
1970 – 1973 · U.S. troops fighting alongside the government · against KR
An armed conflict here means at least 25 battle deaths in a year, with U.S. forces as a party or fighting for a government (UCDP's definition). Air strikes, raids, and advisory missions below that threshold aren't included. UN peacekeeping missions are excluded.
military/authorizationsDeclarations of war & authorizationsGulf of Tonkin Resolution repealed
Jan 12, 1971 · Repealed by Pub. L. 91-672.
War Powers Resolution
Nov 7, 1973 · Congress overrode a veto to require the President to notify Congress of deployments and end them within 60 days without authorization.
Legislative
legislative/controlControl of Congress91
92
93
Top: House · Bottom: Senate DemocraticRepublican
91st Congress → 93rd Congress · 2 new Congresses elected
0 changes of chamber control along the way
House: Democrat majority on both dates
243 D · 192 R → 241 D · 193 R
Senate: Democrat majority on both dates
57 D · 42 R → 58 D · 41 R
legislative/senateSenate+26−25congress-legislators ↗
26 new members · 25 departed · 74 served on both dates · women 1 → 0 · median age 56 → 57
17 seats changed party
Stephen Marvin Young D
Ohio
Robert Taft Jr. R
Ohio
Joseph Davies Tydings D
Maryland
John Glenn Beall Jr. R
Maryland
Albert Arnold Gore D
Tennessee
William Emerson Brock III R
Tennessee
Charles Ellsworth Goodell R
New York
James Lane Buckley C
New York
Show 13 more seat flips
George Lloyd Murphy R
California
John Varick Tunney D
California
Thomas Joseph Dodd D
Connecticut
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R
Connecticut
Karl Earl Mundt R
South Dakota
James George Abourezk D
South Dakota
Fred Roy Harris D
Oklahoma
Dewey Follett Bartlett R
Oklahoma
Jack Richard Miller R
Iowa
Richard Clarence Clark D
Iowa
Gordon Llewellyn Allott R
Colorado
Floyd Kirk Haskell D
Colorado
Margaret Chase Smith R
Maine
William Dodd Hathaway D
Maine
William Belser Spong Jr. D
Virginia
William Lloyd Scott R
Virginia
John Sherman Cooper R
Kentucky
Walter Darlington Huddleston D
Kentucky
Benjamin Everett Jordan D
North Carolina
Jesse Helms R
North Carolina
Clinton Presba Anderson D
New Mexico
Pete V. Domenici R
New Mexico
James Caleb Boggs R
Delaware
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Delaware
William Bart Saxbe R
Ohio
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D
Ohio
Who joined and who left (26 in · 25 out)
John Varick Tunney D
California
Floyd Kirk Haskell D
Colorado
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R
Connecticut
William V. Roth Jr. R
Delaware
Joseph R. Biden Jr. D
Delaware
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D
Florida
Samuel Augustus Nunn D
Georgia
Richard Clarence Clark D
Iowa
James Albertus McClure R
Idaho
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III D
Illinois
Walter Darlington Huddleston D
Kentucky
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D
Louisiana
John Glenn Beall Jr. R
Maryland
William Dodd Hathaway D
Maine
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D
Minnesota
Jesse Helms R
North Carolina
Pete V. Domenici R
New Mexico
James Lane Buckley C
New York
Robert Taft Jr. R
Ohio
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D
Ohio
Dewey Follett Bartlett R
Oklahoma
James George Abourezk D
South Dakota
William Emerson Brock III R
Tennessee
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D
Texas
William Lloyd Scott R
Virginia
Robert Theodore Stafford R
Vermont
George Lloyd Murphy R
California
Gordon Llewellyn Allott R
Colorado
Thomas Joseph Dodd D
Connecticut
John James Williams R
Delaware
James Caleb Boggs R
Delaware
Spessard Lindsey Holland D
Florida
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D
Georgia
Jack Richard Miller R
Iowa
Leonard Beck Jordan R
Idaho
John Sherman Cooper R
Kentucky
Allen Joseph Ellender D
Louisiana
Joseph Davies Tydings D
Maryland
Margaret Chase Smith R
Maine
Eugene Joseph McCarthy D
Minnesota
Benjamin Everett Jordan D
North Carolina
Clinton Presba Anderson D
New Mexico
Charles Ellsworth Goodell R
New York
Stephen Marvin Young D
Ohio
William Bart Saxbe R
Ohio
Fred Roy Harris D
Oklahoma
Karl Earl Mundt R
South Dakota
Albert Arnold Gore D
Tennessee
Ralph Webster Yarborough D
Texas
William Belser Spong Jr. D
Virginia
Winston Lewis Prouty R
Vermont
legislative/houseHouse+132−132congress-legislators ↗
132 new members · 132 departed · 303 served on both dates · women 10 → 16 · median age 52 → 53
34 state delegations changed
Show delegation changes
Alabama 5 D · 3 R
Alabama 4 D · 3 R
Arizona 1 D · 2 R
Arizona 1 D · 3 R
California 21 D · 17 R
California 23 D · 20 R
Colorado 3 D · 1 R
Colorado 2 D · 3 R
Connecticut 4 D · 2 R
Connecticut 3 D · 3 R
Florida 9 D · 3 R
Florida 11 D · 4 R
Georgia 8 D · 2 R
Georgia 9 D · 1 R
Iowa 2 D · 5 R
Iowa 3 D · 3 R
Illinois 12 D · 12 R
Illinois 10 D · 14 R
Kansas 0 D · 5 R
Kansas 1 D · 4 R
Kentucky 4 D · 3 R
Kentucky 5 D · 2 R
Louisiana 8 D · 0 R
Louisiana 7 D · 1 R
Massachusetts 7 D · 5 R
Massachusetts 8 D · 3 R · 1 other
Maine 2 D · 0 R
Maine 1 D · 1 R
Minnesota 3 D · 5 R
Minnesota 4 D · 4 R
Mississippi 5 D · 0 R
Mississippi 3 D · 2 R
North Dakota 0 D · 2 R
North Dakota 0 D · 1 R
New Jersey 9 D · 6 R
New Jersey 8 D · 7 R
New Mexico 0 D · 2 R
New Mexico 1 D · 1 R
Nevada 1 D · 0 R
Nevada 0 D · 1 R
New York 26 D · 15 R
New York 22 D · 17 R
Ohio 6 D · 18 R
Ohio 7 D · 16 R
Oklahoma 4 D · 2 R
Oklahoma 5 D · 1 R
Pennsylvania 14 D · 13 R
Pennsylvania 13 D · 12 R
South Carolina 5 D · 1 R
South Carolina 4 D · 2 R
South Dakota 0 D · 2 R
South Dakota 1 D · 1 R
Tennessee 5 D · 4 R
Tennessee 3 D · 5 R
Texas 20 D · 3 R
Texas 20 D · 4 R
Utah 0 D · 2 R
Utah 2 D · 0 R
Virginia 5 D · 5 R
Virginia 3 D · 7 R
Washington 5 D · 2 R
Washington 6 D · 1 R
Wisconsin 3 D · 7 R
Wisconsin 5 D · 4 R
West Virginia 5 D · 0 R
West Virginia 4 D · 0 R
Wyoming 0 D · 1 R
Wyoming 1 D · 0 R
Who joined and who left (132 in · 132 out)
Don Young R
Alaska-AL
Raymond Hoyt Thornton Jr. D
Arkansas-4
John Bertrand Conlan R
Arizona-4
Victor Vincent Veysey R
California-43
Andrew Jackson Hinshaw R
California-39
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke D
California-37
William Matthew Ketchum R
California-36
Leo Joseph Ryan D
California-11
Clair Walter Burgener R
California-42
George Elmore Danielson D
California-29
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. R
California-27
John Harbin Rousselot R
California-24
Carlos John Moorhead R
California-20
Ronald Vernie Dellums D
California-7
Fortney Pete Stark D
California-8
James Paul Johnson R
Colorado-4
William Lester Armstrong R
Colorado-5
Patricia Scott Schroeder D
Colorado-1
Ella Tambussi Grasso D
Connecticut-6
Robert Hampton Steele R
Connecticut-2
Ronald Arthur Sarasin R
Connecticut-5
William Ross Cotter D
Connecticut-1
Stewart Brett McKinney R
Connecticut-4
Pierre Samuel, IV du Pont R
Delaware-AL
William Dawson Gunter Jr. D
Florida-5
Louis Arthur Bafalis R
Florida-10
William Lehman D
Florida-13
C. W. Bill Young R
Florida-6
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. D
Georgia-5
Marvin Dawson Mathis D
Georgia-2
Ronald Bryan Ginn D
Georgia-1
Edward Maurice Mezvinsky D
Iowa-1
Steven Douglas Symms R
Idaho-1
Robert Paul Hanrahan R
Illinois-3
Samuel Hollingsworth Young R
Illinois-10
Ralph Harold Metcalfe D
Illinois-1
Morgan Francis Murphy D
Illinois-2
George Miller O’Brien R
Illinois-17
Edward Rell Madigan R
Illinois-21
Philip M. Crane R
Illinois-12
Cardiss Collins D
Illinois-7
William Herbert Hudnut III R
Indiana-11
John Edward Roush D
Indiana-4
Elwood Haynes Hillis R
Indiana-5
William Robert Roy D
Kansas-2
John Bayne Breckinridge D
Kentucky-6
Romano Louis Mazzoli D
Kentucky-3
David Conner Treen R
Louisiana-3
Gillis William Long D
Louisiana-8
Corinne Claiborne Boggs D
Louisiana-2
John B. Breaux D
Louisiana-7
Paul William Cronin R
Massachusetts-5
Michael Joseph Harrington D
Massachusetts-6
Robert Frederick Drinan D
Massachusetts-4
Gerry Eastman Studds D
Massachusetts-12
John Joseph Moakley ID
Massachusetts-9
William Oswald Mills R
Maryland-1
Goodloe Edgar Byron D
Maryland-6
Marjorie Sewell Holt R
Maryland-4
Parren James Mitchell D
Maryland-7
Paul S. Sarbanes D
Maryland-3
William Sebastian Cohen R
Maine-2
Robert James Huber R
Michigan-18
Robert Selmer Bergland D
Minnesota-7
William Eldridge Frenzel R
Minnesota-3
Jerry Lon Litton D
Missouri-6
Gene Taylor R
Missouri-7
David Reece Bowen D
Mississippi-2
Trent Lott R
Mississippi-5
Thad Cochran R
Mississippi-4
Richard Gardner Shoup R
Montana-1
John Melcher D
Montana-2
Ike Franklin Andrews D
North Carolina-4
James Grubbs Martin R
North Carolina-9
Charles Grandison Rose III D
North Carolina-7
John Yetter McCollister R
Nebraska-2
Charles Thone R
Nebraska-1
Joseph James Maraziti R
New Jersey-13
Edwin Bell Forsythe R
New Jersey-6
Matthew John Rinaldo R
New Jersey-12
Robert A. Roe D
New Jersey-8
Harold Lowell Runnels D
New Mexico-2
David Gilmer Towell R
Nevada-AL
Angelo Dominick Roncallo R
New York-3
Bella Savitzky Abzug D
New York-20
Herman Badillo D
New York-21
William Francis Walsh R
New York-33
Elizabeth Holtzman D
New York-16
Donald Jerome Mitchell R
New York-31
Peter A. Peyser R
New York-23
Jack French Kemp R
New York-38
Norman Frederick Lent R
New York-4
Benjamin Gilman R
New York-26
Charles B. Rangel D
New York-19
William John Keating R
Ohio-1
Walter Eugene Powell R
Ohio-8
James Vincent Stanton D
Ohio-20
Charles Joseph Carney D
Ohio-19
Tennyson Guyer R
Ohio-4
John Frederick Seiberling D
Ohio-14
Ralph Regula R
Ohio-16
Clem Rogers McSpadden D
Oklahoma-2
James Robert Jones D
Oklahoma-1
John Haines Ware III R
Pennsylvania-5
Henry John Heinz III R
Pennsylvania-18
Elmer Greinert Shuster R
Pennsylvania-9
Edward Lunn Young R
South Carolina-6
Mendel Jackson Davis D
South Carolina-1
Floyd Spence R
South Carolina-2
Frank Edward Denholm D
South Dakota-1
James Abdnor R
South Dakota-2
LaMar Baker R
Tennessee-3
Robin Leo Beard Jr. R
Tennessee-6
Ed Jones D
Tennessee-7
Alan Watson Steelman R
Texas-5
Barbara Charline Jordan D
Texas-18
Dale Milford D
Texas-24
Charles Wilson D
Texas-2
Bill Archer R
Texas-7
Koln Gunn McKay D
Utah-1
Douglas Wayne Owens D
Utah-2
Manley Caldwell Butler R
Virginia-6
Robert Williams Daniel Jr. R
Virginia-4
James Kenneth Robinson R
Virginia-7
Stanford E. Parris R
Virginia-8
Richard Walker Mallary R
Vermont-AL
Mike McCormack D
Washington-4
Joel McFee Pritchard R
Washington-1
Harold Vernon Froehlich R
Wisconsin-8
Leslie Aspin D
Wisconsin-1
David Ross Obey D
Wisconsin-7
Teno Roncalio D
Wyoming-AL
Howard Wallace Pollock R
Alaska-AL
George William Andrews D
Alabama-3
David Hampton Pryor D
Arkansas-4
Edwin Reinecke R
California-27
Jeffery Cohelan D
California-7
Glenard Paul Lipscomb R
California-24
James Boyd Utt R
California-35
George Paul Miller D
California-8
H. Allen Smith R
California-20
John Varick Tunney D
California-38
Byron Giles Rogers D
Colorado-1
Wayne Norviel Aspinall D
Colorado-4
Emilio Quincy Daddario D
Connecticut-1
Thomas Joseph Meskill R
Connecticut-6
William Leon St. Onge D
Connecticut-2
John Stephen Monagan D
Connecticut-5
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R
Connecticut-4
William V. Roth Jr. R
Delaware-AL
William Cato Cramer R
Florida-8
Maston Emmett O’Neal Jr. D
Georgia-2
George Elliott Hagan D
Georgia-1
Standish Fletcher Thompson R
Georgia-5
John Henry Kyl R
Iowa-4
Frederick Delbert Schwengel R
Iowa-1
James Albertus McClure R
Idaho-1
Daniel John Ronan D
Illinois-6
William Levi Dawson D
Illinois-1
William Thomas Murphy D
Illinois-3
Donald Henry Rumsfeld R
Illinois-13
Roman Conrad Pucinski D
Illinois-11
Charlotte Thompson Reid R
Illinois-15
William Lee Springer R
Illinois-22
Abner Joseph Mikva D
Illinois-2
Edwin Adair R
Indiana-4
Richard Lowell Roudebush R
Indiana-5
Andrew Jacobs Jr. D
Indiana-11
Chester Louis Mize R
Kansas-2
William Owen Cowger R
Kentucky-3
John Clarence Watts D
Kentucky-6
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. D
Louisiana-2
Patrick Thomson Caffery D
Louisiana-3
Edwin Washington Edwards D
Louisiana-7
Speedy Oteria Long D
Louisiana-8
William Henry Bates R
Massachusetts-6
John William McCormack D
Massachusetts-9
Philip Joseph Philbin D
Massachusetts-3
Hastings Keith R
Massachusetts-12
Frank Bradford Morse R
Massachusetts-5
George Hyde Fallon D
Maryland-4
Samuel Nathaniel Friedel D
Maryland-7
John Glenn Beall Jr. R
Maryland-6
Edward Alexander Garmatz D
Maryland-3
Rogers Clark Ballard Morton R
Maryland-1
William Dodd Hathaway D
Maine-2
Jack H. McDonald R
Michigan-19
Odin Elsford Stanley Langen R
Minnesota-7
Clark MacGregor R
Minnesota-3
Durward Gorham Hall R
Missouri-7
William Raleigh Hull Jr. D
Missouri-6
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy D
Mississippi-1
William Meyers Colmer D
Mississippi-5
Charles Hudson Griffin D
Mississippi-3
James Franklin Battin R
Montana-2
Arnold Olsen D
Montana-1
Nick Galifianakis D
North Carolina-4
Charles Raper Jonas R
North Carolina-9
Alton Asa Lennon D
North Carolina-7
Thomas Savig Kleppe R
North Dakota-2
Glenn Clarence Cunningham R
Nebraska-2
Robert Vernon Denney R
Nebraska-1
William Thomas Cahill R
New Jersey-6
Charles Samuel Joelson D
New Jersey-8
Florence Price Dwyer R
New Jersey-12
Cornelius Edward Gallagher D
New Jersey-13
Edgar Franklin Foreman R
New Mexico-2
Walter Stephan Baring Jr. D
Nevada-AL
Daniel Evan Button R
New York-29
Leonard Farbstein D
New York-19
Jacob H. Gilbert D
New York-22
Allard Kenneth Lowenstein D
New York-5
Richard Dean McCarthy D
New York-39
Martin Boswell McKneally R
New York-27
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. D
New York-18
Emanuel Celler D
New York-10
Seymour Halpern R
New York-6
Alexander Pirnie R
New York-32
William Fitts Ryan D
New York-20
Richard Lawrence Ottinger D
New York-25
James Haas Scheuer D
New York-21
William Hanes Ayres R
Ohio-14
Michael Aloysius Feighan D
Ohio-20
Michael Joseph Kirwan D
Ohio-19
Jackson Edward Betts R
Ohio-8
Frank Townsend Bow R
Ohio-16
William Moore McCulloch R
Ohio-4
Robert Taft Jr. R
Ohio-1
Donald Edgar Lukens R
Ohio-24
Page Henry Belcher R
Oklahoma-1
Edmond Augustus Edmondson D
Oklahoma-2
George Robert Watkins R
Pennsylvania-9
James Aloysius Byrne D
Pennsylvania-3
Robert James Corbett R
Pennsylvania-18
James Grove Fulton R
Pennsylvania-27
John Irving Whalley R
Pennsylvania-12
Lucius Mendel Rivers D
South Carolina-1
Albert William Watson R
South Carolina-2
John Lanneau McMillan D
South Carolina-6
Ellis Yarnal Berry R
South Dakota-2
Benjamin Reifel R
South Dakota-1
Robert Ashton Everett D
Tennessee-8
William Robert Anderson D
Tennessee-6
Leonard Ray Blanton D
Tennessee-7
William Emerson Brock III R
Tennessee-3
Earle Cabell D
Texas-5
John Vernard Dowdy D
Texas-2
Graham Boynton Purcell Jr. D
Texas-13
George Herbert Walker Bush R
Texas-7
Laurence Junior Burton R
Utah-1
Sherman Parkinson Lloyd R
Utah-2
John Otho Marsh Jr. D
Virginia-7
Watkins Moorman Abbitt D
Virginia-4
Richard Harding Poff R
Virginia-6
William Lloyd Scott R
Virginia-8
Robert Theodore Stafford R
Vermont-AL
Catherine Dean May R
Washington-4
Thomas Minor Pelly R
Washington-1
Melvin Robert Laird R
Wisconsin-7
Henry Carl Schadeberg R
Wisconsin-1
John William Byrnes R
Wisconsin-8
Alvin Edward O’Konski R
Wisconsin-10
James Kee D
West Virginia-5
John Schiller Wold R
Wyoming-AL
legislative/lawsLaws enacted+407Congress.gov ↗
Complete lists of public laws start with the 93rd Congress (Jan 3, 1973). Earlier years show notable and landmark acts only.
407 laws recorded · 5 landmark · 54 notable
Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
Pub. L. 91-222 · Jun 17, 1969
Tax Reform Act of 1969
Pub. L. 91-172 · Dec 30, 1969
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969
Pub. L. 91-173 · Dec 30, 1969
Environmental Quality Improvement Act
Pub. L. 91-224 · Apr 3, 1970
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-258 · May 21, 1970
Show 30 more notable laws
Postal Reorganization Act (United States Postal Service)
Pub. L. 91-375 · Aug 12, 1970
Economic Stabilization Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-379 · Aug 15, 1970
District of Columbia Delegate Act
Pub. L. 91-405 · Sep 22, 1970
Organized Crime Control Act
Pub. L. 91-452 · Oct 15, 1970
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-453 · Oct 15, 1970
Bank Secrecy Act
Pub. L. 91-508 · Oct 26, 1970
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-510 · Oct 26, 1970
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-513 · Oct 27, 1970
Rail Passenger Service Act (Amtrak)
Pub. L. 91-518 · Oct 30, 1970
Agricultural Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-524 · Nov 30, 1970
Horse Protection Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-540 · Dec 9, 1970
Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-572 · Dec 24, 1970
Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-577 · Dec 24, 1970
Clean Air Act Extension
Pub. L. 91-604 · Dec 31, 1970
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91-609 · Dec 31, 1970
Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971
Pub. L. 91-672 · Jan 12, 1971
Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act
Pub. L. 91-695 · Jan 13, 1971
Javits–Wagner–O'Day Act
Pub. L. 92-28 · Jun 23, 1971
Non-Detention Act
Pub. L. 92-128 · Sep 25, 1971
Farm Credit Act of 1971
Pub. L. 92-181 · Dec 10, 1971
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Pub. L. 92-203 · Dec 18, 1971
National Cancer Act
Pub. L. 92-218 · Dec 23, 1971
Federal Election Campaign Act
Pub. L. 92-225 · Feb 7, 1972
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Pub. L. 92-261 · Mar 24, 1972
Education Amendments of 1972
Pub. L. 92-318 · Jun 23, 1972
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972
Pub. L. 92-419 · Aug 30, 1972
Federal Advisory Committee Act
Pub. L. 92-463 · Oct 6, 1972
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Pub. L. 92-522 · Oct 21, 1972
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
Pub. L. 92-532 · Oct 23, 1972
Consumer Product Safety Act
Pub. L. 92-573 · Oct 27, 1972
Judicial
judicial/supreme-courtThe Supreme CourtBench by appointing party: 5 D · 4 R → 6 R · 3 D
Hugo Lafayette Black D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1937
Earl Warren R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1954
John Marshall Harlan R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1955
Abe Fortas D
appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · 1965
Warren Earl Burger R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1969
Harry Andrew Blackmun R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1970
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1971
William Hubbs Rehnquist R
appointed by Richard M. Nixon · 1971
5 justices served on both dates
William Orville Douglas D
appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1939
William Joseph Brennan, Jr. R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1957
Potter Stewart R
appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1959
Byron Raymond White D
appointed by John F. Kennedy · 1962
Thurgood Marshall D
appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · 1967
judicial/lower-courtsAppeals & district courtsCourts of appeals (active judges): 60 D · 27 R → 47 D · 47 R
District courts (active judges): 244 D · 82 R · 19 N( · 1 N( → 190 R · 186 D · 14 N( · 1 N(
Richard M. Nixon R appointed 235 judges
4 Supreme Court · 45 appeals · 179 district · 7 other
None (reassignment) N( appointed 1 judge
1 district
5 circuits flipped majority
Third Circuit 7 D · 0 R (D majority)
Third Circuit 3 D · 6 R (R majority)
Fourth Circuit 4 D · 3 R (D majority)
Fourth Circuit 3 D · 4 R (R majority)
Seventh Circuit 5 D · 2 R (D majority)
Seventh Circuit 3 D · 4 R (R majority)
Ninth Circuit 5 D · 5 R (tie majority)
Ninth Circuit 4 D · 9 R (R majority)
Tenth Circuit 5 D · 2 R (D majority)
Tenth Circuit 3 D · 4 R (R majority)
D and R describe the party of the appointing president, not the judge. Active service ends when a judge takes senior status.
judicial/rulingsSupreme Court decisions769 argued decisions · 30 landmark
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
393 U.S. 503 · Feb 24, 1969 · Decided 7–2 · First Amendment · Reversed and remanded
Moore v. Ogilvie
394 U.S. 814 · May 5, 1969 · Decided 7–2 · Civil Rights · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Leary v. United States
395 U.S. 6 · May 19, 1969 · Decided 8–0 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
O'Callahan v. Parker
395 U.S. 258 · Jun 2, 1969 · Decided 5–3 · Civil Rights · Reversed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Brandenburg v. Ohio
395 U.S. 444 · Jun 9, 1969 · Decided 8–0 · First Amendment · Reversed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Lear, Inc. v. Adkins
395 U.S. 653 · Jun 16, 1969 · Decided 5–3 · Economic Activity · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Chimel v. California
395 U.S. 752 · Jun 23, 1969 · Decided 6–2 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed · Overruled precedent
Benton v. Maryland
395 U.S. 784 · Jun 23, 1969 · Decided 6–2 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Turner v. United States
396 U.S. 398 · Jan 20, 1970 · Decided 6–2 · Due Process · Affirmed in part, reversed in part · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Ashe v. Swenson
397 U.S. 436 · Apr 6, 1970 · Decided 7–1 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed · Overruled precedent
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Schacht v. United States
May 25, 1970 · Decided 8–0 · First Amendment · Reversed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union
Jun 1, 1970 · Decided 5–2 · Unions · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Price v. Georgia
Jun 15, 1970 · Decided 8–0 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.
Jun 15, 1970 · Decided 8–0 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Williams v. Florida
Jun 22, 1970 · Decided 6–2 · Criminal Procedure · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Oregon v. Mitchell
Dec 21, 1970 · Decided 5–4 · Civil Rights · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Blount v. Rizzi
Jan 14, 1971 · Decided 9–0 · First Amendment · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
United States v. United States Coin & Currency
Apr 5, 1971 · Decided 5–4 · Criminal Procedure · Affirmed · Declared federal law unconstitutional
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Apr 20, 1971 · Decided 9–0 · Civil Rights · Reversed
Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation
May 3, 1971 · Decided 9–0 · Economic Activity · Vacated and remanded · Overruled precedent
Perez v. Campbell
Jun 1, 1971 · Decided 5–4 · Economic Activity · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Griffin v. Breckenridge
Jun 7, 1971 · Decided 9–0 · Civil Rights · Reversed and remanded · Overruled precedent
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Jun 28, 1971 · Decided 8–0 · First Amendment · Reversed and remanded · Struck down state law
Tilton v. Richardson
Jun 28, 1971 · Decided 5–4 · First Amendment · Vacated and remanded · Declared federal law unconstitutional
New York Times Co. v. United States
Jun 30, 1971 · Decided 6–3 · First Amendment · Reversed and remanded
Dunn v. Blumstein
Mar 21, 1972 · Decided 6–1 · Civil Rights · Affirmed · Overruled precedent · Struck down state law
Illinois v. City of Milwaukee
Apr 24, 1972 · Decided 9–0 · Economic Activity · Overruled precedent
Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
May 15, 1972 · Decided 7–1 · Economic Activity · Affirmed · Overruled precedent
Furman v. Georgia
Jun 29, 1972 · Decided 5–4 · Criminal Procedure · Reversed and remanded · Struck down state law
Roe v. Wade
Jan 22, 1973 · Decided 7–2 · Privacy · Reversed · Struck down state law
Landmark means the Court overruled precedent, struck down a federal law, or the case is on a curated landmark list.
Fiscal
fiscal/budgetThe federal budget+27% real spendingOMB Historical Tables ↗
Fiscal year 1969 → fiscal year 1975 · inflation-adjusted with the GDP price index
Spending $184B
FY1969
Spending $332B
FY1975 · +81% nominal · +27% after inflation
Revenue $187B
FY1969
Revenue $279B
FY1975 · +49% nominal · +4.4% after inflation
Surplus / deficit $3.2B
FY1969
Surplus / deficit −$53.2B
FY1975 · −$56.5B
Spending, % of GDP 18.7%
FY1969
Spending, % of GDP 20.7%
FY1975 · +2.0 pts
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 28.4%
FY1969
Debt held by the public, % of GDP 24.6%
FY1975 · −3.8 pts
Spending by function · real change
fiscal/debtTotal public debt outstanding+$127BTreasury Fiscal Data ↗
$348B
as of Jun 30, 1968
$475B
as of Jun 30, 1974
Constitution & Union
constitution/amendmentsAmendments & statehood25 → 26 amendments in force · 50 → 50 states
Amendment XXVI Voting age lowered to 18
ratified Jul 1, 1971 · Prohibits denying the vote to citizens 18 or older on account of age.
Log
logEverything in between126 events
- presidentRichard Milhous Nixon takes office
- rulingTinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
- rulingMoore v. Ogilvie
- rulingLeary v. United States
- rulingO'Callahan v. Parker
- rulingBrandenburg v. Ohio
- rulingLear, Inc. v. Adkins
- lawPublic Health Cigarette Smoking Act
- justiceWarren Earl Burger — Chief Justice
- rulingChimel v. California
- rulingBenton v. Maryland
- lawTax Reform Act of 1969
- lawFederal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969
- agency+National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
- agency+Office of Management and Budget
- agency+Postal Regulatory Commission
- war+Cambodian Civil War
- lawNational Environmental Policy Act
- rulingTurner v. United States
- agency+National Credit Union Administration
- lawEnvironmental Quality Improvement Act
- rulingAshe v. Swenson
- justiceHarry Andrew Blackmun — Associate Justice
- lawAirport and Airway Development Act of 1970
- rulingSchacht v. United States
- rulingBoys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union
- rulingPrice v. Georgia
- rulingMoragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.
- rulingWilliams v. Florida
- lawPostal Reorganization Act (United States Postal Service)
- lawEconomic Stabilization Act of 1970
- lawDistrict of Columbia Delegate Act
- lawOrganized Crime Control Act
- lawUrban Mass Transportation Act of 1970
- lawBank Secrecy Act
- lawLegislative Reorganization Act of 1970
- lawComprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
- lawRail Passenger Service Act (Amtrak)
- lawAgricultural Act of 1970
- agency+United States Environmental Protection Agency
- lawHorse Protection Act of 1970
- rulingOregon v. Mitchell
- lawFamily Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970
- lawPlant Variety Protection Act of 1970
- lawOccupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
- lawClean Air Act Extension
- lawHousing and Urban Development Act of 1970
- agency+Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- lawForeign Military Sales Act of 1971
- lawLead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act
- rulingBlount v. Rizzi
- rulingUnited States v. United States Coin & Currency
- rulingSwann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
- rulingBlonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation
- rulingPerez v. Campbell
- rulingGriffin v. Breckenridge
- lawJavits–Wagner–O'Day Act
- rulingLemon v. Kurtzman
- rulingTilton v. Richardson
- rulingNew York Times Co. v. United States
- agency−United States Post Office Department
- agency+United States Postal Service
- amendmentVoting age lowered to 18
- lawNon-Detention Act
- justiceLewis Franklin Powell, Jr. — Associate Justice
- lawFarm Credit Act of 1971
- justiceWilliam Hubbs Rehnquist — Associate Justice
- lawAlaska Native Claims Settlement Act
- lawNational Cancer Act
- agency−Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
- agency+Inter-American Foundation
- agency+Marine Mammal Commission
- agency+United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
- lawFederal Election Campaign Act
- rulingDunn v. Blumstein
- lawEqual Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
- rulingIllinois v. City of Milwaukee
- rulingAndrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
- lawEducation Amendments of 1972
- rulingFurman v. Georgia
- lawConsolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972
- lawFederal Advisory Committee Act
- lawClean Water Act
- lawMarine Mammal Protection Act
- lawMarine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
- lawConsumer Product Safety Act
- lawNoise Control Act
- lawCoastal Zone Management Act
- agency+United States Access Board
- presidentRichard Milhous Nixon takes office
- rulingRoe v. Wade
- rulingLehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co.
- rulingBraden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
- war−Vietnam War
- rulingFrontiero v. Richardson
- rulingMiller v. California
- rulingUnited States Department of Agriculture v. Murry
- rulingUnited States Department of Agriculture v. Moreno
- lawCase–Church Amendment
- lawAgriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
- lawFederal-Aid Highway Act of 1973
- war−Laotian Civil War
- lawRehabilitation Act of 1973
- lawDomestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (VISTA)
- lawOil Pollution Act of 1973
- lawAmtrak Improvement Act
- lawWar Powers Resolution
- lawEmergency Petroleum Allocation Act
- rulingNorth Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc.
- lawDistrict of Columbia Home Rule Act
- lawComprehensive Employment and Training Act
- lawEndangered Species Act of 1973
- lawHealth Maintenance Organization Act of 1973
- war−Cambodian Civil War
- lawWater Resources Development Act of 1974
- rulingEdelman v. Jordan
- rulingMitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.
- lawDisaster Relief Act of 1974
- lawResearch on Aging Act
- rulingJimenez v. Weinberger
- lawColorado River Basin Salinity Control Act
- lawCongressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
- rulingUnited States v. Nixon
- lawLegal Services Corporation Act