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Watergate and the fall of Nixon

Watergate and the fall of Nixon. Attitude. Nixon had little regard for the Constitution. Used the power of the White House to spy on his political enemies. Creep. Creep: The Committee to Re-Elect the President. Associate with in Creeps were called “plumbers”.

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Watergate and the fall of Nixon

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  1. Watergate and the fall of Nixon

  2. Attitude • Nixon had little regard for the Constitution. • Used the power of the White House to spy on his political enemies.

  3. Creep • Creep: The Committee to Re-Elect the President. • Associate with in Creeps were called “plumbers”. • These “Plumbers” broke into the Democratic HQ located inside the Watergate Hotel. • They were caught and arrested. • Some of the Plumbers implicated Nixon

  4. Senate Hearings • The Senate investigates Nixon. • John Dean testifies vs. Nixon • Nixon was forced to had over recordings of conversations. • These tapes were turned over with a large portion missing. • The Senate stated the impeachment process. • Nixon resign the Presidency in 1974

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