1. Nixon & Watergate Essay test. Thursday May 7th

2. Essay Topic Explain in as much detail as you can what the Watergate scandal was, who was involved, and how it affected America. Be sure to cite evidence from your textbook, class notes, articles, and the Watergate video.

3. Information you can include Watergate Scandal Watergate Hotel Richard Nixon G. Gordon Liddy James McCord Howard Hunt Plumbers/Burglars Role of Supreme Court Role of Congress Tapes 18 ½ minute gap Committee to reelect the president (CREEP) Saturday Night Massacre John Dean Archibald Cox Impeach Gerald Ford Pardon Daniel Ellsberg Democratic National Committee $25,000 check Washington Post Woodward & Bernstein White House phone number Mark Felt A.K.A. “Deep Throat” Election of 1972 H.R. Haideman John Ehrichman Alexander Butterfield House Judiciary Committee Resign from office Senate Hearings Executive privilege Checks & balances Security guard Frank Willis Judge Sirica “smoking Gun” Rosemary Wood