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WATERGATE (1972-74)

WATERGATE (1972-74). “ People have a right to know if their president’s a crook. Well I am not a crook.” “There is a cancer growing on the presidency.” “I will resign the presidency at noon tomorrow.”. Background. What is the context? What is America like in 1972?

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WATERGATE (1972-74)

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  1. WATERGATE (1972-74) • “People have a right to know if their president’s a crook. Well I am not a crook.” • “There is a cancer growing on the presidency.” • “I will resign the presidency at noon tomorrow.”

  2. Background • What is the context? What is America like in 1972? • What happens in November of 1972? • What is the effect of Ellsberg on Nixon? • What effect does individual character play on leadership? • Harvard? Whittier? 1960? 1962? Inadequacy? Fear?

  3. “Remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.”

  4. John Mitchell ATTORNEY GENERAL Head of CREP, 1972 H.R. (Bob) Haldeman CHIEF OF STAFF “I am the president’s SOB” All the President’s Men

  5. John Dean -White House Counsel Gordon Liddy Howard Hunt John Erlichman

  6. The Press Washington Post NY Times Washington The Kennedy’s Liberals Hippies Protestors Radicals Pacifists Civil Rights Leaders Black Panthers Draft Dodgers East Coast Establishment Jews Democrats John Kerry Artists John Lennon ANY person that doubted him, questioned him, or failed to adore him. The President’s Enemies

  7. The DISLOYAL The TRAITORS The COWARDS The LEAKERS like Daniel Ellsberg Supported by the press And Most Importantly…

  8. The Reporters: Bob Woodward (right) and Carl Bernstein (left) “Woodward and Bernstein” The Editor: Ben Bradlee

  9. June 17, 1972“A Third Rate Burglary”At the Watergate(Home of the National Democratic Party Headquarters

  10. What happened at Watergate? (“Watergate Complex”) • June 17, 1972 • 5 burglars were caught outside the Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Complex wearing surgical gloves and sunglasses. • They were caught with… • Walkie talkies • 40 rolls of unexposed film • Two 35 mm cameras • Lock Picks • Tear Gas Guns • Bugging/ Listening Devices • $ 2,301 in cash • -(Bernstein) (“Watergate Cartoons Image”)

  11. Curiosities: Money (“Watergate Complex”) • The burglars had possession of over 2,000 dollars in cash • All in one hundred dollar bills • The bills were in sequence • rnstein) (“How to Save Money”)

  12. Curiosities: White House Connections (“Watergate Complex”) (“Paper”) • Two burglars were found with an address book containing White House contact information • H. Hunt W. House • Connected crime to the United States Government • ernstein) H. Hunt W. House (“G-Mail Addresses”)

  13. Connections to the White House (“Watergate Complex”) President Richard M. Nixon Powerful Slush Fund Distributers: Mitchell, Haldeman (All the President’s Men) Slush Fund Distributers: Stans, Magruder, Kalmbach Slush Fund Receivers: Liddy, Magruder, Porter, Segretti (1971) Connections to the White House and C.R.E.P.: Hunt, Colson, Dahlberg Burglars:Barker, McCord, Gonzalez, Martinez, Sturgis

  14. Sources that Helped Woodstein (“Watergate Complex”) • Bookkeeper • Worked in Finance for C.R.E.P. • Told Woodstein that a list of Slush Fund Receivers Was shredded • Mitchell was present at shredding • L, P, M • Sloan • Used to work for C.R.E.P. under Stans • Listed names of Slush Fund Distributers • Deep Throat • Woodward’s Inside man • “Follow the money” • Told Woodstein everyone in government intelligence was involved • Led them to Nixon (“Mystery Man”) (All the President’s Men)

  15. Curiosities: Why would Nixon do this? (“Watergate Complex”) (“Watergate”) • Sabotage of the Democratic Party started in 1971 • Segretti was hired by Chapin to destroy democrat Senator Muskie’s campaign • Canuck Letter caused Muskie to “self-destruct” • Muskie was Nixon’s toughest competition • Now Nixon was going to run against McGovern, his weakest opponent • The huge cover up was designed to cover up whole covert operations, not just the Watergate break-in (All the President’s Men)

  16. Why was this such a huge issue? (“Watergate Complex”) • Disheartened America’s belief in the political system • Nixon was the President • The President is supposed to uphold the law and set a good example • Instead he went behind the peoples’ backs (“Nixon”)

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