NixonNixonNarrow victory in ‘68At odds with Democrat-controlled Congress

WelfareRevenue sharing-social program compromise

Had a very tight inner circle of advisors(Dean, Mitchell, Erlichman, Haldeman)Used federal agencies to create “enemies list”Attempt at gaining Southern supportPositives:

Moon landingEnding Vietnam WarDétente-China and USSR trips

Narrow victory in ‘68At odds with Democrat-controlled Congress

WelfareRevenue sharing-social program compromise

Had a very tight inner circle of advisors(Dean, Mitchell, Erlichman, Haldeman)Used federal agencies to create “enemies list”Attempt at gaining Southern supportPositives:

Moon landingEnding Vietnam WarDétente-China and USSR trips

Given chance to change face of Supreme Court Problems with economy

US experiences stagflation All attempts to fix it fail Situation will worsen even after Nixon is out of office

Primary reasons for bad economy: Deficit spending during Vietnam War Other countries rise as economic powers US workforce grew faster than # of new jobs OPEC crisis and the 1973 Yom Kippur War

1972 election “peace is at hand” in Vietnam, slightly improved economic

indicators and McGovern’s far left ideas allow Nixon stomp McGovern like a grape in a wine factory.(over 60% of popular vote and 49 of 50 states in the electoral college)

Given chance to change face of Supreme Court Problems with economy

US experiences stagflation All attempts to fix it fail Situation will worsen even after Nixon is out of office

Primary reasons for bad economy: Deficit spending during Vietnam War Other countries rise as economic powers US workforce grew faster than # of new jobs OPEC crisis and the 1973 Yom Kippur War

1972 election “peace is at hand” in Vietnam, slightly improved economic

indicators and McGovern’s far left ideas allow Nixon stomp McGovern like a grape in a wine factory.(over 60% of popular vote and 49 of 50 states in the electoral college)

Losing the 1960 election causes increased paranonia in Nixon

Taking his enemies list a few steps further, Nixon orders the plumbers to break into Ellsberg’s doctors office

Brief Watergate timeline: June 17 1972-Plumbers are caught at Watergate Hotel

planting bugs at DNC HQ. Dean denies link October 1972- FBI establishes link between Watergate

and massive spying operation conducted by CREEP January 1973-Liddy, McCord and 5 others are convicted

for Watergate incident Feb. ‘73-My 1st Birthday Party, should have been there April 1973- Haldeman, Erlichmann, and AG resign,

Dean is fired

Losing the 1960 election causes increased paranonia in Nixon

Taking his enemies list a few steps further, Nixon orders the plumbers to break into Ellsberg’s doctors office

Brief Watergate timeline: June 17 1972-Plumbers are caught at Watergate Hotel

planting bugs at DNC HQ. Dean denies link October 1972- FBI establishes link between Watergate

and massive spying operation conducted by CREEP January 1973-Liddy, McCord and 5 others are convicted

for Watergate incident Feb. ‘73-My 1st Birthday Party, should have been there April 1973- Haldeman, Erlichmann, and AG resign,

Dean is fired

May 1973 Senate Watergate Committee begins hearing, Cox is appointed special prosecutor

June 1973- Dean admits discussing cover-up with Nixon at least 35 times. Mitchell denies it.

June-July 1973-Memos begin to surface and it is revealed all conversations are recorded in White House. Nixon refuses to turn over tapes.

October 20 1973- “Saturday Night Massacre”. Nixon fires Cox, abolishes office of special prosecutor, more staffers resign

Pressure to impeach begins to build November 17 1973- Nixon declares “I am not a crook” December 1973- 18 1/2 minutes of tape is deleted (the

smoking gun)

May 1973 Senate Watergate Committee begins hearing, Cox is appointed special prosecutor

June 1973- Dean admits discussing cover-up with Nixon at least 35 times. Mitchell denies it.

June-July 1973-Memos begin to surface and it is revealed all conversations are recorded in White House. Nixon refuses to turn over tapes.

October 20 1973- “Saturday Night Massacre”. Nixon fires Cox, abolishes office of special prosecutor, more staffers resign

Pressure to impeach begins to build November 17 1973- Nixon declares “I am not a crook” December 1973- 18 1/2 minutes of tape is deleted (the

smoking gun)

February 1974-My 2nd birthday party, it was a real hoot July 24 1974- Supreme Court states Nixon cannot hide

behind executive privilege, he must turn over tapes July 27, 1974- House passes 1st of 3 articles of

impeachment (obstruction of justice) August 8 1974- Nixon becomes 1st President to resign

office September 1974- President Ford grants Nixon a pardon Ford urged America to put Watergate in the past Economy continues to worsen during Ford Administration Ford’s attempts to fix economy do not work Nixon’s pardon, a weak economy and an average foreign

policy costs Ford the ‘76 election

February 1974-My 2nd birthday party, it was a real hoot July 24 1974- Supreme Court states Nixon cannot hide

behind executive privilege, he must turn over tapes July 27, 1974- House passes 1st of 3 articles of

impeachment (obstruction of justice) August 8 1974- Nixon becomes 1st President to resign

office September 1974- President Ford grants Nixon a pardon Ford urged America to put Watergate in the past Economy continues to worsen during Ford Administration Ford’s attempts to fix economy do not work Nixon’s pardon, a weak economy and an average foreign

policy costs Ford the ‘76 election