2. Formal Powers
• One formal power that Richard Nixon showed
the power with Military Operations and
Strategies as Commander in Chiefwhen he
made key decisions in the Vietnam War.
3. Formal Powers
• Another formal power President Nixon took
advantage of is impoundments. In the early
1970’s President Nixon directed cabinet
members not to spend certain funds
appropriated by Congress, arguing that the
programs were wasteful.
4. Informal Powers
• One informal power that Richard Nixon
showed was the power to control prices and
wages, which was given to him by Congress in
1970, but the law expired when the president
put a 90 day freeze on all prices.
5. Informal Powers
• Another informal power President Nixon took
advantage of was tensions between Soviet
Union and China to open diplomatic relations
between the People’s Republic of China and
the United States.
6. Roles of President Nixon
• One role that president Nixon showed was the
role of Chief Executive. He showed this with
his impoundment order to the cabinet in the
early 1970’s.
7. Roles of President Nixon
• Another Role that President Nixon played was
Economic Planning. In 1970 Congress gave
President Nixon the power to control prices
and wages.
8. Style of President Nixon
• I think that President Nixon’s style would be
increased responsibility because of how he
took advantage of tensions between the
Soviet Union and China to open diplomatic
relations between the People’s Republic of
China and the United States.
9. Overall
• The four powers that Richard Nixon showed
was Military Operations, the power to control
prices and wages, tensions, and
impoundments.
• The two Roles that Richard Nixon showed was
Chief Executive and Economic Planner.
• The style that President Nixon showed was
Increased Responsibility.
