THE COLD WAR the USA timeline 1945-2004

THE LONG TELEGRAM
by George Kennan

RE- Elected TRUMAN (Democrat)

EISENHOWER Elected

First US H-BOMB

Rosenberg's Executed

EISENHOWER (republican) Elected for second term

KENNEDY Elected

KENNEDY (democrat) Assassinated
JOHNSON (democrat) Elected

RE-election Of JOHNSON (democrat)

NIXON (republican) Elected

MOON LANDING

RE-election of Nixon

RESIGNATION of Nixon
FORD (republican) becomes president

CARTER (democrat) Elected

IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
(Tehran)

REGAN (republican) Elected

RE-election of REGAN

BUSH sr (republican) Elected

CLINTON (democrat) Elected

RE-Election of CLINTON

BUSH (republican) Elected