Nixon Chap 31. I. Nixon A. Politician 1952- 1968 1. 1952, V.P. 2. 1960 Lost to JFK B. The Moon 1.1969 Apollo 11 first man on the moon. (Neil Armstrong)

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Nixon Chap 31

I. Nixon A. Politician , V.P Lost to JFK B. The Moon Apollo 11 first man on the moon. (Neil Armstrong)

II. Foreign Policy A. Vietnam 1969, Vietnamization begins 1971, Pentagon Papers released 1973, Paris Peace talks B. OPEC imposed Embargo of 1973 Est OPEC Member States, Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela

C. China , First U.S. President to visit the People’s Republic of China. (est. Détente)

III. Watergate (1972 reelection Campaign) a.Wiretaps on enemies 1. Democratic National Committee headquarters.

b. June 17,1972 Five arrested in the break in to place the taps. c. Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein release story from informant “Deep Throat”

1. The burglars (AKA “The Plumbers”): James McCord, Jr., Roman Gonzalez, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio Martinez, and Bernard Baker.

d. Scandal unfolds 1.Jan 1973, trial shows James McCord was security director for the Committee to Re- elect the President in (CREEP), he placed wiretaps.

2. John Mitchell (Nixon’s law partner and 1972 Attorney General,implicated, of approving 250,000 to pay for the break in.)

e. Administration Crumbles. 1.May 1973 prosecutor Archibald Cox, wants tapes from White House and President. 2.Oct 1973 V.P. Spiro Agnew resigns (bribes and income tax evasion.) Resigns, Ford appointed.

f. Saturday Night Massacre 1.Oct 1973 Nixon refuses and fires Prosecutor. 2. July 1974, House Judiciary Committee votes to impeach on grounds President in obstructing Justice

g. Nixon gives in 1.Nixon gives up tapes, minus nearly 19 minutes. 2.Aug 5 th tapes, “The Smoking Gun”, reveals Nixon knew about the break and cover up.) 3.Aug 9, 1974 Nixon resigns, three days later rather than be impeached. 4.One month Later Ford pardons Nixon

d. In 2005, W. Mark Felt, a former Associate Director of the FBI, confirmed that he was "Deep Throat". (died in 2008)

IV. Results of Watergate a.Nixon resigns and pardoned b.V.P. Agnew resigns c.Prison terms 1.19 serve some time in prison