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Biblioteka Baiduhttp://lists.village.virginia.edu/lists_archive/sixties-l/2866.html
What did Nixon’s men propose doing in this top secret operation?
A break-in at the Watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/ http://watergate.info/ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/watergate.htm http://www.history.com/topics/watergate
Daniel Ellsberg
What were “The Pentagon Papers,” and why did Ellsberg release them? What did “The Plumbers” do to try to destroy Ellsberg?
Operation Gemstone
The Election of 1972
Nixon continues to appeal to the “Silent Majority” and uses the “Southern Strategy” again: he attacked “hippies” and radicals, attacked school desegregation to win Southern support His diplomatic successes in China and the Soviet Union won him wide support among Americans Who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for President in 1972?
The cover-up
Nixon tells the CIA to stop the FBI from investigating the case Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post investigated the Watergate break-in, and found that two of the Watergate conspirators, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy worked for CREEP They write a series of articles about the illegal activities of CREEP; find that the burglars were paid “hush money,” discovered many other illegal activities Their secret source: “Deep Throat”
CREEP creates “The Plumbers”
The “Plumbers” were created to stop leaks of information and destroy enemies of Nixon First target of the plumbers: Daniel Ellsberg, the Defense Department analyst who leaked “The Pentagon Papers” to the press
CREEP aide G. Gordon Liddy has an ambitious plan: break into Democratic National Headquarters, plant wiretaps, and copy documents Wiretaps ordered at Democratic National Committee office in Watergate Hotel on June 17, 1972; a security guard foils the break-in White House cover-up begins immediately Despite this event, Nixon wins 61% of popular vote and wins in Electoral College, 520-17
“I am not a crook”
Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
Directions
Read through these slides carefully. Use the web and your textbook to answer questions and complete special tasks embedded throughout the PowerPoint file for tomorrow (in blue text). You will be asked to come to the front of the room to plug in and share your responses to several questions. Suggested sources:
CREEP
Nixon left nothing to chance in 1972! Nixon creates the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP) to ensure his reelection Attorney General John Mitchell resigns from the Justice Department to become the chairman CREEP raises $60 million illegally, $350,000 used for “dirty tricks”
What did Nixon’s men propose doing in this top secret operation?
A break-in at the Watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/ http://watergate.info/ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/watergate.htm http://www.history.com/topics/watergate
Daniel Ellsberg
What were “The Pentagon Papers,” and why did Ellsberg release them? What did “The Plumbers” do to try to destroy Ellsberg?
Operation Gemstone
The Election of 1972
Nixon continues to appeal to the “Silent Majority” and uses the “Southern Strategy” again: he attacked “hippies” and radicals, attacked school desegregation to win Southern support His diplomatic successes in China and the Soviet Union won him wide support among Americans Who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for President in 1972?
The cover-up
Nixon tells the CIA to stop the FBI from investigating the case Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post investigated the Watergate break-in, and found that two of the Watergate conspirators, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy worked for CREEP They write a series of articles about the illegal activities of CREEP; find that the burglars were paid “hush money,” discovered many other illegal activities Their secret source: “Deep Throat”
CREEP creates “The Plumbers”
The “Plumbers” were created to stop leaks of information and destroy enemies of Nixon First target of the plumbers: Daniel Ellsberg, the Defense Department analyst who leaked “The Pentagon Papers” to the press
CREEP aide G. Gordon Liddy has an ambitious plan: break into Democratic National Headquarters, plant wiretaps, and copy documents Wiretaps ordered at Democratic National Committee office in Watergate Hotel on June 17, 1972; a security guard foils the break-in White House cover-up begins immediately Despite this event, Nixon wins 61% of popular vote and wins in Electoral College, 520-17
“I am not a crook”
Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
Directions
Read through these slides carefully. Use the web and your textbook to answer questions and complete special tasks embedded throughout the PowerPoint file for tomorrow (in blue text). You will be asked to come to the front of the room to plug in and share your responses to several questions. Suggested sources:
CREEP
Nixon left nothing to chance in 1972! Nixon creates the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP) to ensure his reelection Attorney General John Mitchell resigns from the Justice Department to become the chairman CREEP raises $60 million illegally, $350,000 used for “dirty tricks”