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.
President Eisenhower authorizes creation of NASA. On this day in 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an act that creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He called the signing an [sic] historic step, further equipping the United States for leadership in the space age.