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US HISTORY NIXON/WATERGATE Flashcards

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9737769658Phase 1"Siege mentality" obsession with war protestors0
9737769659Bob HaldemanChief of Staff1
9737769660John EhrlichmanChief of domestic affairs2
9737769661John DeanWhite House Counsel, lawyer3
9737769662Daniel Ellsbergleaked the Pentagon Papers4
9737769663Gordon Liddythe former FBI agent who helped plan the Watergate break-in5
9737769664Howard Huntformer CIA, who helped watergate break in6
9737769665Phase 2Obsession with re-electing Nixon in 19727
9737769666CREEPCommittee to Re-Elect the President8
9737769667John MitchellAttorney general and director of CREEP9
9737769668Jeb MagruderDeputy Campaign Director of CREEP10
9737769669James McCordBugging expert, former CIA11
9737769670Carl Bernstein and Bob WoodwardTwo reporters of the Washington Post who broke the Watergate story12
9737769671George McGovernDemocrat running against Nixon on antiwar platform in 1972 election13
9737769672John Siricajudge of Watergate; gave tough sentences; ordered Nixon to hand over tapes14
9737769673Break in silence of the caseMcCord wrote a letter to Sirica15
9737769674People Nixon firedDean, haldeman, ehrlichman16
9737769675Phase 3Senate select committee on presidential campaign activities17
9737769676Sam ErvinChairman of the Senate Watergate Committee18
9737769677Alexander ButterfieldWhite house aid who revealed the taping system19
9737769678Spiro AgnewVP under Nixon, resigned for extortion and bribery charges20
9737769679Gerald FordCongressman that replaces Agnew as VP then Nixon as president21
9737769680Phase 4Fight over tapes22
9737769681Archibald CoxThe Special Prosecutor that was hired to investigate the Watergate Scandal23
9737769682Elliot RichardsonAttorney General that resigned instead of firing Cox24
9737769683Leon JaworskiNew special prosecutor, replaced Cox25
9737769684Phase 5Issue of impeachment26
9737769685ImpeachmentTo bring formal charges against27
9737769686Power to impeach the presidentHouse of Representatives28
9737769687Who conducts trialSenate29
9737769688House Judiciary Committeeapproved articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon for obstructing justice, misuse of power, and defiance of congress for tapes30
9737769689August 8, 1974Nixon announced his resignation from office31
9737769690How many people were found guilty in watergate?7032
9737769691Who gave Nixon a pardonGerald Ford33

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