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presidency
Policy Successes let to popularity, and he also ended the Vietnam war. -
Watergate
Nixion had 5 people on the inside of the watergate hotel and they got arrested for reporting back to Nixion. -
1972-Election
The election for president with George McGovern in 1972 was a landslide by a long shot for instant he only lost one state. -
The Cover-Up
CRP and Nixon deny any involvement in a conspiracy, Nixion said that he did not order burglary, but did order the cover-up so that way he would not get busted. -
The Tapes
The tapes that were in the Watergate place were recording. Nixion handed over the written transcripts. There were 18 minutes missing in the tapes that were never recovered. -
Argument
Nixon argued that because he was the oresident, his recordings were confidential, or private. In doing so he refused to turn over the tapes -
The Burglary
Burglars were given jail terms and inuestigation began, this cause many problems for the people and what the people thought of him as a person and as a president. -
Consequences
President Ford Granted Nixon a "Full Pardon: making Nixion immune to criminal prosecution -
Articles of Impeachment
The articles of Impeachment are.
1. Obstruction of Justice
2. Abuse of power
3. Contempt of congress -
Resignation
Nixon resigned because of what happened at the Watergate. After he had resigned Gerald Ford became president due to the 25th Amendment.