PPT-Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal

Early Life Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9 1913 in Yorba Linda California Nixon lived a very modest childhood having lived in on a small family ranch in Yorba Linda California for his early years until 1922 when his family ranch failed and they moved to Whittier California. How did Nixon’s role in the Watergate Scandal impact the United States . politics and the Vietnam War?. Essential Question. KEY WORDS. Scandal . Nixon. Watergate building. Espionage operations. Vietnam War. Mary Meyerhoff. Civics, 1B. Mrs.Previle. 1-13-15. Biography of Richard M. Nixon. Date of Birth-. Born on January 9, 1913. Where he was born- California. Personal Info:. Marriage- He married Patricia Ryan in 1940. 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. This is it . yall. ….. The last set of notes for this semester. . The Roots of Watergate. Seeking a Second . Term. Despite . the successes of his first term, Nixon believed his re-election was at risk. He directed his staff to ensure that he won the election of 1972. Nixon’s advisers ordered a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate building in Washington, D.C., to steal information about Nixon’s opponents. A security guard called police, who arrested the men.. L/O – To identify the reasons for Watergate and to explain what happened. Nixon meets Chinese Premier Zhou . Enlai. – February 1972 . Nixon meets Chairman Mao – February 1972 . Nixon meets Leonid Brezhnev in USSR, General Secretary of the Communist Party which leads to SALT 1 and ‘peaceful coexistence’ – May 1972. What earned Nixon the Right to be President?. Schooling and WWII. Whittier College then Duke University Law School before . Moved to Washington D.C.. Starting practicing law. World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. The Election of 1968. Richard Nixon only narrowly won the 1968 election, but the combined total of popular votes for Nixon and Wallace indicated a shift to the right in American politics. . The 1960's began as an era of optimism and possibility and ended in disunity and distrust. . Subtitle. Nixon (1968-74) . Nixon wins the 1968 presidential election due to a rise of conservatism. Runs on the platform that he will get the U.S. out of the highly unpopular Vietnam War and “return us to law and order”. Nixon meets Chinese Premier Zhou . Enlai. – February 1972 . Nixon meets Chairman Mao – February 1972 . Nixon meets Leonid Brezhnev in USSR, General Secretary of the Communist Party which leads to SALT 1 and ‘peaceful coexistence’ – May 1972. Since the Great Depression, the Executive Branch of the U.S. government had continued to grow more and more powerful throughout the years. . Historians . refer to Nixon as the . “Imperial President” . Nixon and the White House. Watergate scandal. – . Nixon administrations attempt to cover up a burglary of the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate office and apartment complex in Washington D.C. . The Roots of Watergate . Mounting a Re-election Fight . The president finishes triumphant trips to China and Soviet Union.. Alabama governor George Wallace, mounted a strong third-party campaign in 1968, he dropped his bid for another run at the White House after an assassin's bullet paralyzed him.. Born to poor family in CA.. Lost Presidency to JFK in 1960.. Lost race for CA governor in 1962.. 1968-elected to presidency.. Stiff, remote, not much humor to Nixon.. Few friends outside of family.. Willing to do whatever it took to beat enemies.. Week Twelve: Relevance to Today. Is it Déjà Vu all over again?. Geoff Shepard, Instructor. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. at Temple University. Philadelphia, 2019.