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    president Nixon want the tapes and documents? According to Gerald R. (History.com) it was made in 2015 no specific date. This subject is mostly about the steps of the Watergate Scandal. There were several burglars invloed. The scandal took place on June 17 1972. In August 1974. During Richard Nixon's reelection campaign they got caught wiretapping the whole thing. Six weeks after Nixon resigned Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as president, he pardoned Nixon for any crimes he…

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    Gerald R. Ford was born at Omaha, Nebraska he became the president of the United States, on August 9, 1974. He was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the U.S from 1974 to 1977, Ford would distinguish himself as a student and a football player in high school, and at the university he attended which is the University of Michigan. His political career leading him to running for president started when he opened a successful law practice in 1941 with his friend Philip Buchen,…

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    The Watergate Scandal was a situation in which Richard Nixon intercepted information in which he was not allowed to obtain.The speech that Richard Nixon gave about the Watergate Matter, as well as the speech that Vice President Gerald Ford gave, both serve the same purposes. These purposes were to appease the public, to announce the President’s resignation of office, and to allow President Nixon apologize to the public. This subject greatly displeased the public and caused many people to…

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    Jackie Kennedy and Betty Ford were unbelievable women who impacted the world as first women. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy was born on July 28, 1929 in New York. When Jackie was little, she was always happy and cheerful, but she turned ten and her mood changed. When her parents got a divorce, Jackie became quiter and kept her thoughts to herself. This was a very hard time for Jackie, especially in this day in time. There were only a few parents that were divorced at the time. At the age…

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    Jackson Bunn October 19, 2017 Presidential Powers The date was June 17, 1972. One example of when a president used the powers that he has is when president Gerald Ford, he pardons former president Nixon. President Nixon had to resign because of the Watergate scandal, but because Nixon was a former president ford pardoned him. Some more information is that the Watergate scandal was when the president hired people to break into the Watergate Hotel where the democrats held all of their…

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    John Kasich Biography

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    The grandson of immigrants who were coal miners, and is a prodigy politician who talked his way into a meeting with President Nixon at only eighteen years old, John Kasich is the emblem for a true American president. He has spent over two decades in congress writing bills that helped Ohio have a balanced budget, which hadn’t happened since 1997. Through his sheer dedication of being a better man, he also wrote two best seller novels and lived an adventurous life when he was kicked out of a…

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    1972 Watergate Scandal

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    The Watergate Scandal is known for its enduring impact on American during the year of 1972. It grew into a wide-ranging political scandal of burglary at the Washington Complex office which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The Watergate involved illegal activity that was designed to help Nixon win the reelection in the 1972 presidential elections. A team was put together to commit burglary, wire-tapping and sabotaging during this election. Watergate also had a…

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    Respond to “All the President’s Men” The “All the President’s Men” is a political film that shows a couple of reporters investigating the Watergate scandal were five men break-in at the Democratic National Committee. The film approaches the scandal as an investigation made for the reporters that transform the film into a suspense movie. The calls, the meetings, the resources, and the effort that both reporters implemented to create the perfect story for the scandal was giving results and,…

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    The Cuban Missile Crisis

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    1. Discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis. Outline what occurred, the outcome, and why it was significant in the mindset of the country. How does it affect national policy regarding the U.S.S.R.? The Cuban Missile Crisis began on the 16th of October 1962 when aerial photographs of Cuba were delivered to President John Kennedy showing possible military camps with missile sites and medium range missiles. The Cuban government was being run by a pro Soviet regime dictator named Fidel Castro. Castro had…

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    THE DEMISE OF RICHARD NIXON’S PRESIDENCY 2 The Demise of Richard Nixon’s Presidency In 1974, Republican President, Richard Nixon was forced to resign from office due to his involvement in the Watergate scandal. The scandal was a major upset to the Republican party causing the first resignation from a president and seven of his administrators to be arrested for their participation. The reason for the arrest and resignation was a cause…

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