1. The Nixon Administration I’m not a crook

3. Nixon’s Goals #1 Size & Power of Federal Gov.  Limit the federal government Reduce its power Reverse Johnson’s liberal policies  Restore America’s prestige and influence in the world Fix “Vietnam”

4. Law and Order  Election of 1968 – Nixon promised to get out of Vietnam and restore law and order  Law and Order – FBI wiretapped liberals IRS audited anti-war and civil rights activists Nixon compiled “enemies list”  VP – Spiro Agnew confronted the liberal media

5. Southern Strategy #4 Nixon’s reelection  Nixon tried to get support from white southern democrats who were unhappy with federal desegregation policies and a liberal supreme court

6. Nixon and the Supreme Court #5 Liberalism of SC Justices  Nixon criticized Warren Court for being too liberal Appoints 4 Conservative Justices

7. Nixon and the Economy #6 Stagflation & Recession  Stagflation – high inflation and high unemployment Johnson’s Great Society and the Vietnam war were funded with deficit spending

8. Nixon’s Foreign Policy  Kissinger – Secretary of State Realpolitik – “political realism” Foreign policy should be based on power NOT ideology

9. Nixon’s Foreign Policy #7. U.S. - China  Kissinger – Secretary of State Détente – more flexible approach to Communist nations Ease Cold War tensions  Nixon visits China in 1972 Opened up diplomatic and economic ties Formally recognizes China.

10. VP Agnew Resigns  VP Spiro Agnew resigns the office.  What happens when VP resigns?  President appoints a new one, must be confirmed by congress.  New VP- Gerald Ford.

11. Dirty Tricks “Dirty Tricks” were used by the administration to withhold information from the public, discredit critics, and gain illegal campaign contributions for the 1972 election The “plumbers” were established to stop leaks of information “The Enemies List” You wouldn’t want to be on this list…

12. The Drive Towards Re-election Nixon feared losing elections (1960, 1968) Committee to Re-elect the President was formed (CREEP) with Mitchell as its leader CREEP hired a security team to bug the DNC headquarters at the Watergate Office Complex in DC On June 17, 1972 five men were caught by a security guard Frank Wills The group’s leader James McCord was former CIA and Security Coordinator for CREEP

13. The 1972 Election Nixon defeats Senator George McGovern (D) They let the press know that McGovern’s VP candidate Senator Thomas Eagleton had undergone shock therapy for depression With promises of peace in Vietnam Nixon won in a landslide

14. The Cover-Up Unravels Nixon team member admits lied under oath, and hinted others were involved On April 30 th, Nixon fires special prosecutor and half of his cabinet. (AKA The Saturday Prossecutor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfnhuf-piq4 Nixon goes on TV and announces he is not a crook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh163n1lJ4M

15. The Tapes  Investigators found out Nixon recorded all conversations in White House.  They ask for tapes, Nixon says no.  Nixon says president has privilege doesn’t have to turn over tapes.  Goes to Court, forces Nixon to turn over tapes. He does but it is magically missing 18 minutes.

16. Impeachment or Resignation The House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment: obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress On August 8 th, 1974 Nixon announced his resignation Nixon admitted no guilt, some judgments “were wrong” Gerald Ford was sworn in as President, without receiving a single vote on the ticket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEOGJJ7UKFM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuwfBbZUEPM