The question considered hereâhow does population growth affect the direction. and magnitude of economic change today as world population approaches 6 billionâis. germane to a key argument invoked to defend international population assistance. programs since their inception in the early 1960s.
Late June-July 1971: Nixon Authorizes âPlumbers,â Orders Media Leaks to Smear Ellsberg. President Nixon authorizes the creation of a âspecial investigations unit,â later nicknamed the âPlumbers,â to root out and seal media leaks.
1 Abraham Lincoln (1861-65) was credited by the Portsmouth Ohio Times in 1932 to hold the distinction of being the first President of the United States to splash his way to cleanliness in a White House bathtub, the first bathtub having been installed in the White House during his presidency..