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Watergate

Watergate. & Nixon’s presidency 1969-1974 . The Watergate Hotel & Office complex. The Watergate Hotel is located on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. at the edge of historic Georgetown and west of the White House in an area known as Foggy Bottom.  .

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Watergate

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  1. Watergate & Nixon’s presidency 1969-1974

  2. The Watergate Hotel & Office complex The Watergate Hotel is located on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. at the edge of historic Georgetown and west of the White House in an area known as Foggy Bottom.  The Watergate complex includes the hotel, three luxury apartment buildings with over 600 apartments, penthouses and townhouses as well as two office buildings. The complex's shopping mall includes a grocery store, drug store, hair salon and upscale shops.

  3. Key People Attorney General John Mitchell Woodward & Bernstein from the Washington Post Mark Felt, “Deep Throat” John Dean, White House Counsel G. Gordon Liddy, Plumber

  4. The Crimes • Obstruction of justice • Abuse of power: enemies list, IRS, money laundering, illegal wiretapping, illegal campaign contributions • Expletive deleted

  5. Impeachment charges • Obstruction of justice • Abuse of power • Contempt of Congress • Unconditional waging of war by the secret bombing of Cambodia • Tax evasion and the selling of political favors

  6. The Aftermath

  7. Lasting influences • Campaign Finance Reform • Mandated courses by the ABA in professional responsibility • Increased cynicism by the public toward government • First president to resign (Nixon resigns on August 9, 1974) • Ford becomes the first unelected president • He is accused of making a corrupt bargain with Nixon • Critics were angered that the truth would never come out

  8. Images of Nixon

  9. Checkers Speech • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhQD2UFCIbY September 23, 1952 6:30 p.m. 30 minutes Los Angles, California

  10. Kennedy vs. Nixon - 1st 1960 Debate • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazmVHAO0os

  11. Détente 1972-74

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