1. The Watergate Scandal

4. Historical Themes Nixon and Watergate
1st Amendment and Role of the Press in a Democracy
1970s America
Political Scandal
“Credibility Gap”

5. Nixon in Film Forrest Gump (1994) Nixon (1995) Dick (1999)
Watchmen (2009)
The Butler (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Elvis & Nixon (2016)

9. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Reporters for the Washington Post
Based on book which describes their investigation of Richard Nixon’s role in the Watergate Scandal
"Nothing's riding on this except the first amendment of the Constitution, freedom of the press and maybe the future of this country"

11. Watergate Scandal
June 17, 1972 Five men broke into offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Office Complex in D.C.
Installing or repairing advanced eavesdropping equipment
Taking photographs of contents of filing cabinets

17. Special Informant: “Deep Throat”
Mark Felt
Associate Director of FBI in 1972
Gave information about CREEP
Howard Hunt’s involvement
$25,000 check from campaign fund
2005-Announced he was the source

19. Nixon’s last days Three articles of impeachment
Obstructing the Watergate investigation
Misuse of power and violating his oath of office
Failure to comply with House subpoenas

21. “Always give your best, never get discouraged, never get petty; always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.”
-Richard Nixon August 8, 1974