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Richard Nixon and the Rise of Conservatism b Kennedy -Nixon: 1960 b Richard Nixon back again! b Vietnamization of the War in SE Asia b Supressing the Left b Watergate and the end of the Imperial Presidency

Kennedy-Nixon debates 1960 election

The Election of 1968 b Republican: Richard M. Nixon b Democrat: Hubert H. Humphrey b Independent: George Wallace

Secret Plan to End the War

b Paris Peace Talks

Secret Plan to End the War b Paris Peace Talks b Vietnamization of the War: Reduce US troops and turn over responsibility for the fighting to the S. Vietnamese

Secret Plan to End the War b Paris Peace Talks b Vietnamization of the War: Reduce US troops and turn over responsibility for the fighting to the S. Vietnamese b Escalation of the Air War

Kent State University

The Pentagon Papers b Daniel Ellsberg’s book about the War in Vietnam that indicated Johnson administration had lied about the Gulf of Tonkin incident and other things.

Watergate-1972

Watergate-1972 b Secret bombings in Cambodia

Watergate-1972 b Plumbers- Dirty Tricks Squad under direction of Nixon: plug leaks in White house.

Watergate-1972 b 1971-Pentagon Papers published and Plumbers break into Ellsberg’s Psychiatrist’s office.

Watergate-1972 b Plumbers- Dirty Tricks Squad under direction of Nixon: plug leaks in White house. b 1971-Pentagon Papers published and Plumbers break into Ellsberg’s Psychiatrist’s office. b CREEP- Committee to Re-elect the President formed under John Mitchell.

Watergate b 1972: Plumbers plant wiretaps in Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate Hotel.

Watergate b Washington Post investigates

Woodward and Bernstein

Watergate b 1972: Plumbers plant wiretaps in Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate Hotel. b Washington Post investigates b 1974: Special Prosecutor appointed and Senate Hearing begins

John Dean testifies

Watergate b 1972: Plumbers plant wiretaps in Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate Hotel. b 1973: Washington Post investigates b 1974: Special Prosecutor appointed and Senate Hearing begin b 9 August 1974: Nixon resigns under threat of Impeachment

Nixon after resignation

New President– Gerald Ford

Effects of Watergate b The people became more cynical

Effects of Watergate b The people became more cynical b Office of the President badly tarnished

Effects of Watergate b The people became more cynical b Office of the President badly tarnished b Congress passes War Powers Act

Effects of Watergate b The people became more cynical b Office of the President badly tarnished b Congress passes War Powers Act b Congress strengthens Freedom of Information Act

Effects of Watergate b The people became more cynical b Office of the President badly tarnished b Congress passes War Powers Act b Congress strengthens Freedom of Information Act b Divisions in society were deepened