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| diplomatic acrobat –U.S. Sec. of State after Nixon resigned |
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| blasted the governments of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as ‘reactionary ruling circles well known for their links with America and American monopolistic interest”—pg 596 |
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| accurately predicted the problems with the dependence on mid. East oil |
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| “the shortage became more vivid with the emergence of what the Federal Energy Officer called gas liners” |
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| created a brand new national undertaking called Project Independence |
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| fired his energy czar John Love and replaces him with Deputy Treasury Secretary William Simon |
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| “there was no real decision making apparatus in Washington concerning Watergate—other than him” |
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| he was seemingly the only one able to surmount the Watergate situation |
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| he strove to keep domestic policy, especially concerning oil, separate from Watergate |
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| wanted to get all the oil it could get its hands on in order to beat out the coal miners |
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| went after BP; however, BP would most certainly be nationalized again if the minister got his way. Drake (BP rep) refused |
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| appointed himself the ‘moralist’ for world oil—pg 608 |
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| made himself the center of vortex of activity |
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| Sought to take advantage of the new reality created by the war: Egypt’s increased confidence; Israel’s loss of confidence |
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| partner in this was Sadat (Egypt) who had sought to effect political changes by the war |
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| was now peace and he wanted to change the minds of the Middle East |
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| Who stated that he could not end the embargo without a joint decision of all Arab nations involved |
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| Although initially he was the main advocate of the embargo, he now was most interested in its cancellation |
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| Said the embargo had served its purpose and should end |
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| He recognized it wasn’t beneficial to him, for he wanted dialogue with the U.S. (which was difficult under the circumstances) |
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| With the embargo lifted, he was successful in the disengagement of Syria and Israel and peace progress began |
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| His goal was now peace and he wanted to change the minds of the Middle East |
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| He saw it as a chance to gain revenues that he deemed necessary to fulfill his ambitions |
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| Nixon fired his energy czar |
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| Nixon fired his energy czar and replaces him with Deputy Treasury Secretary |
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