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1 WATERGATE

2 WATERGATE Imperial Presidency Depression World War II Cold War

3 WATERGATE Nixon expanded the imperial aspect of the Presidency

4 WATERGATE Nixon confided in a small circle of advisors and disregarded others in government including Congress and the Constitution

5 WATERGATE Key Players H. R. Haldeman Chief of Staff

6 Chief Domestic Advisor
WATERGATE John Ehrlichman Chief Domestic Advisor

7 WATERGATE John Mitchell Attorney General

8 WATERGATE John W Dean Presidential Counsel

9 WATERGATE President Nixon

10 5 burglars broke into Democratic headquarters
WATERGATE June 17, 1972 5 burglars broke into Democratic headquarters

11 WATERGATE Wanted to bug Democratic headquarters Watergate Office Building

12 WATERGATE

13 Committee to reelect the President’
WATERGATE CREEP Committee to reelect the President’

14 WATERGATE Burglars were caught Ties to CREEP Cover up began

15 WATERGATE Bernard L. Barker
Former Central Intelligence Agency operative Barker was said to have been involved in the Bay of Pigs incident in 1962.

16 WATERGATE Virgilio R. Gonzales locksmith from Miami, Florida. Gonzalez was a refugee from Cuba, following Castro's takeover.

17 James W. McCord WATERGATE
a security co-coordinator for the Republican National Committee and the Committee for the Re-election of the President. McCord was also a former FBI and CIA agent. He was dismissed from his RNC and CREEP positions the day after the break-in.

18 WATERGATE Eugenio R. Martinez – worked for Barker's Miami real estate firm. He had CIA connections and was an anti-Castro Cuban exile.

19 Frank Sturgis another associate of Barker from Miami, he also had CIA connections and involvement in anti-Castro activities.

20 Washington Post Reporters Carl Bernstein
WATERGATE Washington Post Reporters Carl Bernstein

21 WATERGATE Bob Woodward

22 Editor of Washington post
WATERGATE Ben Bradlee Editor of Washington post

23 WATERGATE Cover up began soon after the arrests of the burglars

24 WATERGATE White House with President Nixon consent asked CIA to have the FBI to stop its investigation of the break in

25 Inside Source “Deep Throat”
WATERGATE Inside Source “Deep Throat”

26 WATERGATE Mark Felt Deputy Director of FBI

27 Paid 450,000 to keep burglars quiet
WATERGATE Paid 450,000 to keep burglars quiet January 1973 trial of the burglars began

28 John Sirica was the judge who believed there was more to the burglary
WATERGATE John Sirica was the judge who believed there was more to the burglary

29 WATERGATE James McCord a few days before he was sentenced wrote a letter to judge Sirica stating that he had lied

30 Powerful members of Nixon’s administration had been involved
WATERGATE Powerful members of Nixon’s administration had been involved Cover up continued

31 April 30, 1973 Nixon dismissed WATERGATE John Dean Halderman Erlichman
Kelendienst

32 Nixon went on television to claim he had no part of the cover up
WATERGATE Nixon went on television to claim he had no part of the cover up

33 New attorney General Elliot Richardson
WATERGATE New attorney General Elliot Richardson

34 Appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Watergate Archibald Cox

35 The “Presidents Men” were called to testify
WATERGATE The “Presidents Men” were called to testify

36 John Dean told the Senate that Nixon was deeply involved
WATERGATE John Dean told the Senate that Nixon was deeply involved

37 Alexander Butterfield came out that all conversations were taped
WATERGATE Alexander Butterfield came out that all conversations were taped

38 For a year Nixon fought not to release the tapes
WATERGATE For a year Nixon fought not to release the tapes Nixon refused to release the tapes

39 Nixon then ordered Elliot Richardson to fire Cox He refused
WATERGATE Nixon then ordered Elliot Richardson to fire Cox He refused

40 Deputy attorney General then also refused to fire Cox He was fired
WATERGATE Deputy attorney General then also refused to fire Cox He was fired

41 Solicitor General Robert Bork then fined Cox
WATERGATE Solicitor General Robert Bork then fined Cox

42 Became known as the “Saturday Night Massacre”

43 The White House was in trouble
WATERGATE New prosecutor Leon Jaworski was fast as determined to get the truth and tapes The White House was in trouble

44 WATERGATE In October of 1973 Spiro Agnew, Vice President, resigned pleading nolo colendre ( No contest) to accepting bribes when he was Governor of Maryland

45 WATERGATE

46 Vice President Spiro Agnew Resigned over a corruption scandal
WATERGATE Vice President Spiro Agnew Resigned over a corruption scandal

47 Why might have Agnew been forced to resign?
Watergate Why might have Agnew been forced to resign? Other than he was being charged with a crime?

48 Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as Vice President
WATERGATE Under 25th Amendment Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as Vice President

49 Nixon released transcripts this did not satisfy the Senate
WATERGATE Nixon released transcripts this did not satisfy the Senate They had begun impeachment discussions

50 President went on TV to deny
WATERGATE Senate Investigation President went on TV to deny

51 WATERGATE Senate Hearings Sam Ervin

52 Senate asked for tapes again
WATERGATE Senate asked for tapes again

53 Judge John Siricia issued order to release tapes
WATERGATE Judge John Siricia issued order to release tapes

54 Nixon claimed executive privilege
WATERGATE Nixon refused Nixon claimed executive privilege

55 Nixon stated unedited tapes would jeopardize National security.
WATERGATE Nixon stated unedited tapes would jeopardize National security. Supreme court in Nixon v. USA

56 WATERGATE Supreme court ruled that the president is not above the law and that if there was a crime National Security is not in place

57 Nixon released transcripts that were edited
WATERGATE Nixon released transcripts that were edited Finally Nixon released tape

58 Erased by accident by Mary Woods Nixon’s secretary
WATERGATE 18 minute gap Erased by accident by Mary Woods Nixon’s secretary Tapes proved Nixon knew about break in

59 And agreed to obstruct the FBI investigation
WATERGATE And agreed to obstruct the FBI investigation

60 Nixon resigned as President
WATERGATE Nixon resigned as President August 8, 1974 before the Articles of Impeachment were voted on in the House

61 Gerald Ford was sworn in as President
WATERGATE Gerald Ford was sworn in as President Nixon was the first President to resign from office

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