Richard Nixon
Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon.
The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and
war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American
fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and
China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country
and ultimately led to his resignation
Lesson Plans | Primary
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Lesson Plans:
Opposing
Views on Vietnam - Students will understand Richard Nixon’s
policies concerning the Vietnam War in 1969, including “Vietnamization.”
And the main arguments of Vietnam veteran John Kerry and the Vietnam
Veterans Against the War (VVAW) in 1971 in opposition to the continuation
of the war.
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Richard
Nixon and Watergate - What was Watergate? Why was the scandal
called Watergate? What precipitated the scandal? How did it end? Who
were the primary people involved in the event? Who broke the story
to the American public? Who was "Deep Throat"?
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Watergate
and the Constitution - When Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 in
the wake of the Watergate scandal, it was only the second time in
our history that impeachment of a President had been considered. Nearly
every action taken with regard to the case had some constitutional
significance. The document shown here deals with a specific question:
Should the Watergate Special Prosecutor seek an indictment of the
former President?(primary source documents)
Primary Source Documents:
Nixon's
Views on Presidential Power:
Excerpts from an Interview with David Frost - United States v.
Nixon. The following is an excerpt from an interview with former President
Nixon conducted by David Frost. It aired on television on May 19,
1977. (Landmark Supreme Court Case)
Richard
Nixon's Checkers Speech - Although it would forever be known as
Nixon's "Checkers Speech," it was actually a political triumph
for Nixon at the time it was given. The Republicans went on to win
the election by a landslide.
Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley meeting - Of all the requests
made each year to the National Archives for reproductions of photographs
and documents, one item has been requested more than any other. That
item, more requested than the Bill of Rights or even the Constitution
of the United States, is the photograph of Elvis Presley and Richard
M. Nixon shaking hands on the occasion of Presley's visit to the White
House.
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