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HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD

HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD. The 1970s. Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University in Oshawa. March 15, 2010. Canada and the World: The 1970s. Triumph. Disgrace. Canada and the World: The 1970s. Watergate Hearings. Canada and the World: The 1970s. Richard Nixon President, 1969-1974.

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HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD

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  1. HISTORY 3040 CANADA AND THE WORLD The 1970s Dr. Curtis Cole Trent University in Oshawa March 15, 2010

  2. Canada and the World: The 1970s Triumph Disgrace

  3. Canada and the World: The 1970s Watergate Hearings

  4. Canada and the World: The 1970s Richard Nixon President, 1969-1974

  5. Canada and the World: The 1970s • The “Silent Majority” • 26th Amendment - voting age 18 • Senator George McGovern • Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago • Jesse Jackson • Sen. Thomas Eagleton, Missouri Richard Nixon President, 1969-1974

  6. Canada and the World: The 1970s Sargent Shriver & George McGovern The 1972 Democratic Ticket

  7. Canada and the World: The 1970s Democratic Candidates Republican Candidates George McGovern Sargent Shriver Spiro Agnew Richard Nixon

  8. Canada and the World: The 1970s • “Vietnamization” of the war • Henry Kissinger “Peace is at hand” Richard Nixon President, 1969-1974

  9. Canada and the World: The 1970s The Watergate

  10. Canada and the World: The 1970s The Watergate • secret bombing of Cambodia, 1969 • illegal wire taps • Democratic National Committee Richard Nixon President, 1969-1974

  11. Canada and the World: The 1970s Bernard Barker Virgilio Gonzalez Eugenio Martinez Frank Sturgis The Watergate Burglars The Cubans

  12. Canada and the World: The 1970s James McCord Security Coordinator Committee to Re-Elect the President (C.R.E.E.P.)

  13. Canada and the World: The 1970s Ronald Ziegler White House Press Secretary A third-rate burglary attempt...

  14. Canada and the World: The 1970s No one in the White House staff, no one in this Administration presently employed, was involved in this very bizarre incident. This kind of activity, as I have often indicated, has no place whatsoever in our political process. Richard Nixon August, 1972

  15. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Judge John J. Sirica • James J. McCord

  16. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Senate Select Committee on Campaign Practises • Chair: Senator Sam J. Ervin, North Carolina

  17. Canada and the World: The 1970s • The Pentagon Papers • John Ehrlichman - chief domestic policy advisor • The Plumbers • Daniel Ellsberg • H.R. Haldeman

  18. Canada and the World: The 1970s • John Mitchell - Attorney-General - Chairman of CREEP

  19. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Maurice Stans - Secretary of Commerce

  20. Canada and the World: The 1970s John Dean White House counsel

  21. Canada and the World: The 1970s Alexander Butterfield

  22. Canada and the World: The 1970s Richard Nixon I'm not a crook...

  23. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Archibald Cox - Watergate Special Prosecutor

  24. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Saturday Night Massacre - Oct. 20, 1973

  25. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Leon Jaworski - Watergate Special Prosecutor (2)

  26. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Vice President Spiro T. Agnew

  27. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Vice President Spiro T. Agnew • Gerald R. Ford

  28. Canada and the World: The 1970s • October, 1973 - Nixon releases some transcripts of White House tapes

  29. Canada and the World: The 1970s Impeachment • March 1974 - Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell indicted

  30. Canada and the World: The 1970s Impeachment • March 1974 - Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell indicted • April 1974 - Nixon released edited tape transcripts

  31. Canada and the World: The 1970s Impeachment • March 1974 - Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell indicted • April 1974 - Nixon released edited tape transcripts • July 24, 1974 - Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the complete tapes

  32. Canada and the World: The 1970s Impeachment • July 24, 1974 - Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the complete tapes • July 30, 1974 - House Judiciary Committee voted 3 counts of impeachment against the President: • obstruction of justice • contempt of Congress • use of govt. agencies to deprive citizens of rights

  33. Canada and the World: The 1970s Impeachment • July 24, 1974 - Supreme Court ordered Nixon to release the complete tapes • July 30, 1974 - House Judiciary Committee voted 3 counts of impeachment against the President: • obstruction of justice • contempt of Congress • use of govt. agencies to deprive citizens of rights • August 5, 1974 - Nixon releases the full tape transcripts

  34. Canada and the World: The 1970s Friday August 8, 1974 Nixon announces his resignation

  35. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Gerald R. Ford, President 1974-1977

  36. Canada and the World: The 1970s • Gerald R. Ford, President 1974-1977 • Sept. 1974 - Ford pardoned Nixon

  37. HISTORY 304 CANADA AND THE WORLD NEXT WEEK The Modern Era: Part One Reading: Bothwell, 260-331 Class Starts at 7:45pm

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