Richard Nixon and Watergate

  • presidency

    presidency
    Policy Successes let to popularity, and he also ended the Vietnam war.
  • Watergate

    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

    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
    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

    Resignation
    Nixon resigned because of what happened at the Watergate. After he had resigned Gerald Ford became president due to the 25th Amendment.