1. Richard Nixon and the Rise of Conservatism b Kennedy -Nixon: 1960 b 1968- 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

2. Kennedy-Nixon debates 1960 election

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

4. Secret Plan to End the War

5. b Paris Peace Talks

6. 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

7. 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

8. Kent State University

9. 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.

10. Watergate-1972

11. Watergate-1972 b 1970- Secret bombings in Cambodia

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

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

14. 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 1972- CREEP- Committee to Re-elect the President formed under John Mitchell.

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

16. Watergate b Washington Post investigates

17. Woodward and Bernstein

18. 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

19. John Dean testifies

20. 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

21. Nixon after resignation

22. New President– Gerald Ford

23. Effects of Watergate b The people became more cynical

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

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

26. 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

27. 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