Watergate and Other Cold War Fun!

What is Watergate?O Men associated with President

Nixon’s campaign broke into Democratic campaign headquarters (Watergate Hotel)O Committee for the Re-Election of the

President(CREEP)O Attempting to steal files and plant

listening devices

Effects of WatergateO Uncovered that Nixon had been

sabotaging opponents and had planted illegal wiretaps

O Nixon denied having wiretaps in his officeO Refused to hand over recorded tapes

O Prior to impeachment, Nixon resigned as PresidentO First and only President to do so

The Troubled 70sO The peace and love of the 1970s also

contained mistrust of the gov’tO Vietnam as a controversial warO A paranoid President who made

citizens suspicious of their government

O Gave the press authority to scrutinize government further

Presidential FolliesO Pres. Gerald Ford: (Nixon’s VP)

O Immediately pardoned Richard Nixon of his impeachment charge

O Highly unpopular with the publicO Unemployment at the highest since

Great Depression

More MistakesO Pres. Jimmy Carter

O Easily defeats Pres. FordO American embassy in Iran is swarmed

and employees taken hostage 1979O President Carter orders an armed

rescueO Black Hawk Down – 8 soldiers

O Carter leaves office with 21% approval ratingO Lowest ever recorded

Ronald ReaganO Ronald Reagan Documentary