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.
July 20, 1971: Ehrlichman Announces Creation of âPlumbersâ. Nixon aide John Ehrlichman reports that he has successfully created the special investigations unit ordered by the president (see Late June-July 1971). His first choice to head the unit, speechwriter Pat Buchanan, refused the position.
Currently the site of Stevens Institute of Technology . Replica of John Stevens' steam carriage Col. John Stevens, III (June 26, 1749 â March 6, 1838) was an American lawyer, engineer, and inventor who constructed the first U.S. steam locomotive , first steam-powered ferry, and first U.S. commercial ferry service from his estate in Hoboken .