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Watergate

Watergate. Begins June 17, 1972 and ends with the resignation of the president Aug 9, 1974. Washington Post reporters who followed the court case of the burglars and realized there may be a White House connection when one of the burglars reported being a retired CIA agent. Carl Bernstein.

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Watergate

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  1. Watergate Begins June 17, 1972 and ends with the resignation of the president Aug 9, 1974

  2. Washington Post reporters who followed the court case of the burglars and realized there may be a White House connection when one of the burglars reported being a retired CIA agent

  3. Carl Bernstein

  4. Bob Woodward

  5. Serves as vice president to the Washington Post today Responsible for revealing the Pentagon Papers Ben Bradlee

  6. Berstein, Bradlee, & Woodward

  7. Nixon’s paranoia may have contributed to his participation in the burglary and cover-up Felt people were against him = “enemies list”- those considered threat to his presidency

  8. James McCord, one of the burglars was an ex-CIA agent and member of CRP Burglars paid from CRP funds Nixon orders cover-up; false testimony given Mark Felt giving info to Post reporters James McCord The Cover-Up Begins

  9. Dubbed “deep throat” by Bernstein and Woodward FBI Agent Whistle-blower Revealed in 2005 DOD: Dec. 2008 William Mark Felt

  10. Nixon wins the election by a landslide – break-in unnecessary

  11. John Dean testifies Implicated Pres. Nixon and the Attorney General John Mitchell Alexander Butterfield reveals that conversations in oval office recorded Nixon refuses to hand over tapes based on executive privilege – to protect national security The Cover-Up Unravels

  12. Gov’t attorney appointed by president to handle Watergate cases (Oct. ’73) Takes Nixon to court to release tapes Nixon wants him fired; no one wants to fire him so they (2) resign; eventually gets fired = Saturday Night Massacre Nixon’s reputation damaged Fall ’73 V.P. Spiro Agnew resigns for taking bribes as gov. of MD.= Gerald Ford new VP Archibald Cox Special Prosecutor “Saturday Night Massacre”

  13. Chief of Staff President’s right hand man H. R. Haldeman

  14. Tapes finally turned over and show evidence that Nixon was involve in cover-up House Judiciary Committee vote to impeach – charge with a crime- the president Nixon resigns before impeached Gerald Ford new president Aug 9, 1974 Impeachment Proceedings

  15. President Nixon’s Last Day

  16. Watergate Impact • Ford pardons Nixon – cannot ever be prosecuted for crimes • Americans distrust of government and politicians continue to deepen • Some say our judicial system works because no one is above the law, to include the president

  17. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301867.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301867.html

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