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1 Richard M. Nixon

2 New Deal Coalition IN African-Americans Union members Urban North Immigrant/newer ethnic groups Farmers OUT Democratic South

3 The South Defects Civil Rights Achievements and failures Expansion of Federal Power Viet Nam Southern Voting Patterns

4 1968 Democratic Race Gene McCarthy

5 RFK

6 Hubert Humphrey

7 1968 Democratic Convention

8 George Wallace

9 RN’s Administrative Presidency White House Appointee Career

10 John Ehrlichman: Domestic Council

11 Henry Kissinger: NSC Staff

12 H. R. Haldeman: Chief of Staff

13 Problem with Nixon’s Style Cabinet Government? Isolation Feeding Nixon’s Flaws

14 Cabinet Government? William RogersGeorge Romney

15 Isolation Line vs. Staff Nixon’s Enemies List Chuck Colson: “This memorandum addresses the matter of how we can maximize the fact of our incumbency in dealing with persons known to be active in their opposition to our Administration; stated a bit more bluntly— how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.” Master List of Nixon’s Political Opponents

16 Feeding Nixon’s Flaws “Checker’s” Speech

17 Democrats 1972 Ed MuskieGeorge McGovern

18 Watergate Scandal Comparison to other scandals Comparison Lessons 1.Since Ike, no president has finished a second term without one 2.Staff loyalty is double-edged sword

19 US Bombing of Cambodia 1969

20 Plumbers CREEP

21 Watergate Hotel

22 Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

23 Investigations Legislative Branch: Senate Committee Sen. Howard Baker, Sen. Sam Ervin Judicial Branch: Grand Jury Judge John Sirica

24 Executive Branch: Special Prosecutor Archibald CoxLeon Jaworski

25 Saturday Night Massacre October 23, 1973 Elliott Richardson William Robert Bork Atty. GeneralRuckelshaus Solicitor Gen Dep. AG

26 The Fate of the Tapes Watergate Tapes (NARA) Watergate Tapes From Washington PostPost The “Smoking Gun” Tape“Smoking Gun” US Supreme Court Ruling – US v. Nixon US v. Nixon

27 Impeachment Articles of Impeachment House Judiciary Committee Impeachment HearingsImpeachment Hearings Gerald Ford Library Watergate InfoWatergate

28 Vice President Spiro Agnew

29 The Fate of Nixon Video of Resignation

30 President Gerald Ford


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