WATERGATE & Nixon’s presidency 1969-1974

THE WATERGATE HOTEL & OFFICE COMPLEX

The Watergate Hotel is located on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. at the edge of historic Georgetown and west of the White House in an area known as Foggy Bottom. 

The Watergate complex includes the hotel, three luxury apartment buildings with over 600 apartments, penthouses and townhouses as well as two office buildings. The complex's shopping mall includes a grocery store, drug store, hair salon and upscale shops.

KEY PEOPLEAttorney General John Mitchell

Woodward & Bernstein from the Washington PostMark Felt, “Deep Throat”

John Dean, White House Counsel

G. Gordon Liddy, Plumber

THE CRIMES Obstruction of justice Abuse of power: enemies list, IRS, money

laundering, illegal wiretapping, illegal campaign contributions

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Impeachment charges Obstruction of justice Abuse of power Contempt of Congress Unconditional waging of war by the secret

bombing of Cambodia Tax evasion and the selling of political favors

THE AFTERMATH

Lasting influences• Campaign Finance Reform• Mandated courses by the ABA in professional responsibility• Increased cynicism by the public toward government• First president to resign (Nixon resigns on August 9, 1974)• Ford becomes the first unelected president • He is accused of making a corrupt bargain with Nixon• Critics were angered that the truth would never come out

Images of Nixon

CHECKERS SPEECH http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhQD2UFCIbYSeptember 23, 1952

6:30 p.m.

30 minutes

Los Angles, California

KENNEDY VS. NIXON - 1ST 1960 DEBATE http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazmVHAO0os

Détente 1972-74