The

 Presidency  of    
Richard  M.  Nixon  
The  Nixon  Administra8on  1969-­‐1974  
•  Domes8c  Policy  
–  New  Federalism  
–  High  Infla8on  +  High  
Unemployment  =  Stagfla8on  
–  OPEC  &  Gas  Crisis  
–  DraQ  Reform  &  18  year  old  
Voters  
 
•  Foreign  Policy  
–  Realpoli8k  
–  Vietnamizaiton  &  Peace  with  
Honor  
–  Détente  
–  SALT  I  Treaty  
Overview  of  Watergate  Timeline  
Watergate  &  the  Downfall  of  Nixon  
•  The  “Imperial”  Presidency  
–  Commi\ee  to  Re-­‐Elect  the  
President  (CREP)  
–  Enemies  List  /  Federal  Govt.  
as  mechanism  for  revenge  

–  Watergate  Scandal  
•  Democra8c  Na8onal  
Headquarters  Bugging  Break  In  
June  1972  
•  Cover-­‐up  /  “HUSH”  Money  
•  Saturday  Night  Massacre  –  Coct  
1973  
•  Nixon  “Tapes”  Aug  1974  
•  Nixon  Resigns  Aug  9  1974  
•  Ford  Pardons  Nixon  Sept  8  1974  
The  “Smoking  Gun”  Tapes    
Gerald  Ford  Pardon’s  Nixon  
Reevalua8ng  the  Nixon  Presidency  
•  Read  and  annotate  
Document  1  “Richard  
Nixon’s  Dark  Side  as  
Obscured  his  Greatness”  
 
•  Answer  the  text  
dependent  ques8ons  as  a  
group  
 
•  Class  DeBrief  
Google  Classroom  /  DBQ  Project  
•  As  a  group,  review,  
CAPPT,  an  collec8vely  
annotate  the  Nixon    
Documents  2-­‐7  
 
•  Take  out  the  LBJ  
Documents  1-­‐7  
 
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