1 / 4

Richard Nixon & the Watergate Scandal Blue book pp. 802-807; Green book pp. 793-797

Richard Nixon & the Watergate Scandal Blue book pp. 802-807; Green book pp. 793-797. Watergate: A Guide to the Story That Brought Down a Presidency (washingtonpost.com). GROUP #1 – The Break In (Blue book pp. 802-804; Green book pp. 793-795)

kristen-jacobs
Download Presentation

Richard Nixon & the Watergate Scandal Blue book pp. 802-807; Green book pp. 793-797

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Richard Nixon & the Watergate Scandal Blue book pp. 802-807; Green book pp. 793-797 Watergate: A Guide to the Story That Brought Down a Presidency (washingtonpost.com)

  2. GROUP #1 – The Break In (Blue book pp. 802-804; Green book pp. 793-795) Take notes on important details and be ready to answer the following question verbally to the class: Who broke into an office at the Watergate complex in Washington DC in June, 1972 and what influence did this have on the 1972 presidential election? Mention: Democratic National Committee (DNC) , “plumbers”, Committee to Reelect the President (CReeP), the “President’s Men”

  3. GROUP #2: The Investigation (Blue book pp. 804-805; Green book pg. 795) Take notes on important details and be ready to answer the following question verbally to the class: What was the initial reaction to the Watergate break-in and how did the cover up begin to unravel? Mention: 1972 Presidential Campaign, Woodward & Bernstein, Ervin Committee, Nixon Tapes

  4. GROUP #3: Government Inquiry & Resignation (Blue book pp. 805-807; Green book pp. 796-797) Take notes on important details and be ready to answer the following question verbally to the class: How did the controversy over President Nixon’s secret White House tapes eventually lead to his resignation? Mention: Alexander Butterfield, Saturday Night Massacre, Supreme Court ruling, 18 minute gap, Articles of Impeachment

More Related