Education Policy: Research: Policymakers:
1969 - 1972 Nixon Administration
| President: | Richard M. Nixon (R) 1969 -1972 |
| Secretary of H.E.W.: | Robert H. Finch |
| Elliot L. Richardson (1970) | |
| Commissioner of Education: | James E. Allen, Jr. |
| Sidney P. Marland, Jr. (1970) |
Major education actions:
- 1969 - Educational Television and Radio Amendments (P.L. 91-97)
- 1969 - Elementary & Secondary Education Amendments of 1969 (P.L. 91-230)
- 1970 - National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act (P.L. 91-345) [Note 4]
- 1970 - Experimental Schools Program (ESP) and National Institute of Education (NIE) launched
- 1972 - Title IX of Elementary & Secondary Education Amendments (P.L. 92-318) [Note 1]
- 1972 - Emergency School Aid Act (in P.L. 92-318)
- 1972 - Higher Education Act reauthorization including NIE (in P.L. 92-318)
91st Congress (1969-1970)
- SENATE:
57-Dem, 43-Rep.
- Vice-President: Spiro T. Agnew (R)
- Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
- Minority Leader: Everett
M. Dirksen (R-IL), died on 9/7/1969
Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R-PA), elected 9/24/1969
- Committee:
Labor and Public Welfare
- Chair: Ralph Yarborough (D-TX)
- Ranking Minority Member: Jacob K. Javits (R-NY)
- HOUSE:
243-Dem, 192-Rep.
- Speaker: John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Majority Leader: Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Minority Leader: Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
- Committee:
Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair: Carl D. Perkins (D-KY)
- Ranking Minority Member: William H. Ayres (R-OH)
92nd Congress (1971-1972)
- SENATE:
54-Dem, 44-Rep, 2-Other
- Vice-President: Spiro T. Agnew (R)
- Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
- Minority Leader: Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R-PA)
- Committee:
Labor and Public Welfare
- Chair: Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Ranking Minority Member: Jacob K. Javits (R-NY)
- HOUSE:
255-Dem, 180-Rep.
- Speaker: Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Majority Leader: Hale Boggs (D-LA)
- Minority Leader: Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
- Committee:
Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair: Carl D. Perkins (D-KY)
- Ranking Minority Member: Albert H. Quie (R-MN)
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