The issue of Civil Rights was also dominant with the fight for equal rights for Black Americans, women. The nation was rocked by the assassination of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. The leaders of the country who were elected president during the turbulent Cold War Era, and helped to make United States History, were Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.

Harry S. Truman Presidency (1945-1949) & (1949-1953)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Harry S Truman includes the Potsdam Conference, The Cold War, The Truman Doctrine, The Roswell UFO Incident, The NATO Treaty, McCarthy Witch hunts and the Korean War.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidency (1953-1957) & (1957-1961)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961) includes the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization), The Warsaw Pact, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the Eisenhower Doctrine.

The Civil Rights Movement

John F. Kennedy Presidency (1961-1963)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of John F Kennedy (January 20,1961 to November 22, 1963) includes the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency (1963-1965) & (1965-1969)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Lyndon B Johnson (November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969) includes the Vietnam War, The Civil Rights Act, The Voting Rights Act and the Pueblo Incident.

Richard Nixon Presidency (1969-1974)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974) includes the SALT Agreement (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) and the Watergate Break-in.

Gerald Ford Presidency (1974-1977)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977) includes the Richard Nixon Pardoned, The Helsinki Agreement, Privacy Act of 1974 and the Energy Policy Conservation Act.

Jimmy Carter Presidency (1977-1981)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Jimmy Carter (January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981) includes the Three Mile Island Incident, Iran Hostage Crisis, The Iran-Iraq War and the Carter Doctrine.

Ronald Reagan Presidency (1981 - 1989)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989) includes Irangate - the Iran-Contra Scandal, Glasnost, The Granada invasion, The Stark incident and the Space Shuttle.

United States History
The following link provides access to all the most important events of each of the presidencies in the history of the United States of America.