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W ATERGATE S CANDAL By: Josh Tunstall
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Richard M. Nixon The face behind Watergate 37 th President of the U.S Spokesman for the “Silent Majority”. Scandal that shook the nation First and only President to resign
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Road to the White House Nixon’s political career had many ups and downs Nixon lost to JFK in the 1960 election Nixon adopted “New Federalism” Spokesperson for the “Silent Majority”
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Nixon’s “Silent Majority” “President for the working class”
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Richard Nixon defeats Democrat Hubert Humphrey 1968 Election “At last… President”
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Nixon brings change!!!! Can too much change be bad? Poor Economy leans on Nixon Rocky First Term
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Second Term — New Strategy President rallies the “Middle Americans” Working Class backs Nixon Landslide victory!!
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Presidential Scandal Nixon meets disgrace
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Watergate Democratic National Committee Headquarters
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Break-In June 17, 1972 Is Nixon a “crook”? Watergate Hotel and Democratic Headquarters
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Investigation John Dean claims Nixon authorized a cover-up
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Washington Post Investigates Nixon’s aides had run “a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage” on behalf of Nixon’s reelection efforts
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“Deep Throat” Watergate Informant Deep Throat Leaked information of the Presidents involvemen t in Watergate
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The Nixon Tapes
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United States v. Nixon “I am not a crook”
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Frost/Nixon nixon.htm
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Farewell Mr. Nixon Nixon leaving White House “ I resign” Nixon’s resignation was unprecedented
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