People on Time Covers 1974

Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004.

American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. He served as the governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994.

Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1960 to 1964 and again from 1977 to 1982.

American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019.

American lawyer and politician who served as the Governor of Arkansas from 197 to 1975 and in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1999.

American politician and attorney who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and as the governor of New York from 1975 to 1982.

American intelligence officer who served as Director of the CIA from September 1973 to January 1976.

American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives, Senate and as Secretary of Defense. He was one of the first Republicans to support impeaching Nixon.

American lawyer and politician who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991. He was nominated for president in the 1988 election losing to George H. W. Bush.

American actrees who starred in Rosemary's Baby, the Great Gatsby, and Death on the Nile. In the 1980s, she had a personal and working relationship with Woody Allen.

First lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

American politician who served as the US president from 1974 to 1977. He previously served as US vice president from 1973 to 1974. He succeeded to the presidency when Nixon resigned in 1974

American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth. He served from 1974 to 1999 as a U.S. Senator from Ohio; in 1998, he flew into space again at the age of 77.

American female politician who served as the Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980.

American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Known for "Okie From Muskogee," "The Fightin' Side of Me," and "I Wonder If They Think of Me".

American actress.She is best remembered for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Rhoda.

American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987.

Daughter of a publishing millionaire family. Known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitive wanted for serious crimes committed with members of the group.

U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti-Communist member of the Democratic Party, he supported higher military spending and a hard line against the Soviet Union, while also supporting social welfare programs, civil rights, and labor unions.

American professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in the MLB for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels. nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees.

American attorney and law professor who served as the second special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal.

Wife of Massachusetts Senator.

American diplomat, political scientist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as the US secretary of state and national security advisor in the administrations of Nixon and Ford between 1969 and 1977.

U.S. Representative from Illinois. One of seven Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to vote for articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon.

Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. She helped define an era and a generation with popular songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock".

American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and her self titled show from 1970–1977.

American actor and filmmaker. He won three Academy Awards, for Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and As Good as It Gets and for Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He was Oscar-nominated for Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, Chinatown, Reds, Prizzi's Honor, Ironweed, A Few Good Men and About Schmidt.

First lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. She also served as the second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 when her husband was vice president.

US president from 1969 to 1974. He was as the US vice president from 1953 to 1961. He resigned in 1974

American politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987.

The last monarch of Iran. He began ruling the Imperial State of Iran after succeeding his father in 1941 and remained in power until he was overthrown by the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. He signed the Oslo Accords. In 1994, he won the Nobel Peace Prize together with political rival Peres and Palestinian leader Arafat. He also signed a peace treaty with Jordan in 1994.

American actor and filmmaker. In the 1970s he starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, the Great Gatsby, and All the President's Men.

American businessman and politician who served as the US vice president from 1974 to 1977

American politician. He represented parts of New Jersey from 1949 to 1989. He rose to prominence as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he oversaw the 1974 impeachment hearings against Nixon.

Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. He signed the Egypt–Israel peace treaty; this won him a share of the Nobel Peace Prize.

American lawyer, who practiced law for many years in Boston with the firm of Hale & Dorr. He was the chief legal counsel for President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal.

American economist and public servant who was best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975. He also served as Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1971 to 1973. He became America's first Secretary of Energy in 1977, serving until 1979.

American businessman and philanthropist who served as the US Secretary of the Treasury from 1974 to 1977.

United States district judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, where he became famous for his role in the trials stemming from the Watergate scandal. Man of the Year 1973.

Russian writer and prominent Soviet dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union. He published his first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962, and was exiled in 1974 due to the publication of The Gulag Archipelago.

United States representative from California, and later a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He urged Nixon to resign and allow Vice President Gerald Ford to succeed him. He warned Nixon that if he did not resign, he was prepared to vote to impeach Nixon for obstruction of justice.