HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University in Oshawa The 1970s March 15, 2010.

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HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University in Oshawa The 1970s March 15, 2010

TriumphDisgrace Canada and the World: The 1970s

Watergate Hearings Canada and the World: The 1970s

Richard Nixon President, Canada and the World: The 1970s

The “Silent Majority” 26th Amendment - voting age 18 Senator George McGovern Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago Jesse Jackson Sen. Thomas Eagleton, Missouri Richard Nixon President, Canada and the World: The 1970s

Sargent Shriver & George McGovern The 1972 Democratic Ticket Canada and the World: The 1970s

Richard Nixon George McGovern Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver Democratic CandidatesRepublican Candidates Canada and the World: The 1970s

Richard Nixon President, “Vietnamization” of the war Henry Kissinger “Peace is at hand” Canada and the World: The 1970s

The Watergate Canada and the World: The 1970s

Richard Nixon President, secret bombing of Cambodia, 1969 illegal wire taps Democratic National Committee The Watergate Canada and the World: The 1970s

The Watergate Burglars Bernard Barker Virgilio Gonzalez Eugenio Martinez Frank Sturgis The Cubans Canada and the World: The 1970s

James McCord Security Coordinator Committee to Re-Elect the President (C.R.E.E.P.) Canada and the World: The 1970s

Ronald Ziegler White House Press Secretary A third-rate burglary attempt... Canada and the World: The 1970s

No one in the White House staff, no one in this Administration presently employed, was involved in this very bizarre incident. This kind of activity, as I have often indicated, has no place whatsoever in our political process. Richard Nixon August, 1972 Canada and the World: The 1970s

Judge John J. Sirica James J. McCord Canada and the World: The 1970s

Senate Select Committee on Campaign Practises Chair:Senator Sam J. Ervin, North Carolina Canada and the World: The 1970s

The Pentagon Papers John Ehrlichman - chief domestic policy advisor The Plumbers Daniel Ellsberg H.R. Haldeman Canada and the World: The 1970s

John Mitchell - Attorney-General - Chairman of CREEP Canada and the World: The 1970s

Maurice Stans - Secretary of Commerce Canada and the World: The 1970s

John Dean White House counsel Canada and the World: The 1970s

Alexander Butterfield

Richard Nixon I'm not a crook... Canada and the World: The 1970s

Archibald Cox - Watergate Special Prosecutor Canada and the World: The 1970s

Saturday Night Massacre - Oct. 20, 1973 Canada and the World: The 1970s

Leon Jaworski - Watergate Special Prosecutor (2) Canada and the World: The 1970s

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Canada and the World: The 1970s

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Gerald R. Ford Canada and the World: The 1970s

October, Nixon releases some transcripts of White House tapes Canada and the World: The 1970s

Impeachment March Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell indicted Canada and the World: The 1970s

Impeachment March Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell indicted April Nixon released edited tape transcripts Canada and the World: The 1970s

Impeachment March Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell indicted April Nixon released edited tape transcripts July 24, Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the complete tapes Canada and the World: The 1970s

Impeachment July 24, Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the complete tapes July 30, House Judiciary Committee voted 3 counts of impeachment against the President: 1 obstruction of justice 2 contempt of Congress 3 use of govt. agencies to deprive citizens of rights Canada and the World: The 1970s

Impeachment July 24, Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the complete tapes July 30, House Judiciary Committee voted 3 counts of impeachment against the President: 1 obstruction of justice 2 contempt of Congress 3 use of govt. agencies to deprive citizens of rights August 5, Nixon releases the full tape transcripts Canada and the World: The 1970s

Friday August 8, 1974 Nixon announces his resignation Canada and the World: The 1970s

Gerald R. Ford, President Canada and the World: The 1970s

Gerald R. Ford, President Sept Ford pardoned Nixon Canada and the World: The 1970s

NEXT WEEK The Modern Era: Part One Reading: Bothwell, Class Starts at 7:45pm HISTORY 304 CANADA AND THE WORLD