1. Nixon  Narrow victory in ‘68  At odds with Democrat-controlled Congress  Welfare  Revenue 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 support  Positives:  Moon landing  Ending Vietnam War  Détente-China and USSR trips  Narrow victory in ‘68  At odds with Democrat-controlled Congress  Welfare  Revenue 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 support  Positives:  Moon landing  Ending Vietnam War  Détente-China and USSR trips

2.  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)

3.  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

4.  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)

5.  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