11.11.4 Notes Watergate Scandal

The Watergate Scandal

Standard 11.11.4

Pentagon Papers

1. After the 1968 election, President Nixon's first term in office was fairly successful. He managed to open diplomatic relations with China and signed nuclear treaties with the Soviet Union.

2. President Nixon's popularity did receive some damage from the Pentagon papers. The papers were leaked government documents that government did not want to stop the Vietnam War.

​El primer mandato del presidente Nixon fue bastante exitoso. Logró abrir relaciones diplomáticas con China y firmó tratados nucleares con la Unión Soviética.

La popularidad del presidente Nixon recibió algunos daños de los documentos del Pentágono. Los documentos fueron documentos gubernamentales filtrados que el gobierno no quería detener la guerra de Vietnam.

Multiple Choice

According the to leaked Pentagon Papers, President Nixon wanted to continue the _____ War.

• Korean

• Vietnam

• Cuban-American

• Cold

1. The CRP wanted to gain an advantage over the Democrats in the 1972 elections.

2. Members of the Committee decided to break into the Democratic Headquarters. They were going to secretly tap phones and copy important documents.

Committee for the Re-election

of the President. (CRP)

​El CRP quería obtener una ventaja sobre los demócratas en las elecciones de 1972.

Miembros del Comité decidieron irrumpir en la Sede Democrática. Iban a tocar archivos en secreto y copiar documentos importantes.

Multiple Choice

Members of the Committee for the Re-election of the President (CRP) wanted to help Nixon win by spying on___

• The Republican Party

• The Green Peace Party

• The Democrat Party

• The Libertarian Party

On June 17, 1972, five men working under the CRP and Republican Party were arrested for breaking into the Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.

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The Burgulary

​El 17 de junio de 1972, cinco hombres que trabajaban para el CRP y el Partido Republicano fueron arrestados por irrumpir en la sede demócrata en el Hotel Watergate.

1. The Republicans in the White House denied any knowledge of the burglary.

2. ​Nixon got involved in meetings to make sure the White House could not be connected to the break-in.

3. Documents were destroyed, and the burglars were paid to remain silent and take the blame.

The Cover up

​Los republicanos en la Casa Blanca negaron tener conocimiento del robo.

Nixon se involucró en reuniones para asegurarse de que la Casa Blanca no pudiera estar relacionada con el allanamiento.

Se destruyeron documentos y se pagó a los ladrones para que permanecieran en silencio y asumieran la culpa.

Multiple Choice

Best way to describe the White House's reaction to the Watergate Break-in

• The White House admitted connection the the burglars

• The White House Ignored Watergate.

• The White House try to erase all evidence of any connection to Watergate.

For a while, the break-in did not affect Nixon's presidential campaign.

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He became president for a 2nd term.

Nixon wins the election.

Durante un tiempo, el allanamiento no afectó la campaña presidencial de Nixon.

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Se convirtió en presidente para un segundo mandato.

The Investigation

1. The Senate decided to investigate a possible connection between the Watergate burglary and the White House after it became clear that they did not work alone.

2. A witness from the White House revealed that there were tapes of all White House conversations.

3. Investigators wanted the tapes to clarify who was involved, but President Nixon refused to give up the tapes.

​El Senado decidió investigar una posible conexión entre el robo de Watergate y la Casa Blanca después de que quedó claro que no trabajaban solos.

Un testigo de la Casa Blanca reveló que había cintas de todas las conversaciones de la Casa Blanca.

Los investigadores querían las cintas para aclarar quién estaba involucrado, pero el presidente Nixon se negó a entregarlas.

Open Ended

Nixon had installed a recording system that recorded all conversations in the White House. What does that tell you about Nixon's personality?

In a televised press conference President Nixon ​famously stated:

"I am not a crook"

Nixon denies involvement

​En una conferencia de prensa televisada, el presidente Nixon declaró:

"Yo no soy un estafador"

Open Ended

If you were alive in the 1970s would you believe Nixon's speech? Why?

1. Nixon hired a special prosecutor to handle the investigation, he wanted the tapes.

2. Nixon ordered the Attorney General and the Assistant Attorney General to fire the prosecutor. Both of them refused and were forced to quit.

Saturday Night Massacre

​Nixon contrató a un fiscal especial para que se encargara de la investigación, quería las cintas.

Nixon ordenó al fiscal general y al fiscal general adjunto que despidieran al fiscal. Ambos se negaron y se vieron obligados a renunciar.

Constitutional Crisis

1. Nixon refused to give up the tapes to the Senate investigation.

2. Nixon used his power as president to keep the tapes for "National Security."

3. The Supreme Court had to intervene and order the tapes to be released.

4. The constitutional crisis was a result of conflict between the three branches of government over the tapes. (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative)

​Nixon se negó a entregar las grabaciones a la investigación del Senado.

Nixon usó su poder como presidente para guardar las grabaciones para la "Seguridad Nacional".

La Corte Suprema tuvo que intervenir y ordenar la liberación de las grabaciones.

La crisis constitucional fue resultado del conflicto entre los tres poderes del Estado por las grabaciones. (Ejecutivo, Judicial y Legislativo)

Multiple Choice

The system of Checks and Balances maintains the balance of power between the branches of government.

• True

• False

End of scandal

1. Nixon finally released heavily edited versions of the tapes.

2. The House of Representatives decided to move for impeachment of the president.

3. Nixon decided to avoid being impeached by resigning. (quitting)

​Nixon finalmente lanzó versiones muy editadas de las cintas.

La Cámara de Representantes decidió promover la destitución del presidente.

Nixon decidió evitar ser acusado al renunciar. (Dejar)

Reorder

Put these events in chronological order

• Watergate Scandal

• Nixon Resigns

• Pentagon Papers

• 1968 elections

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4