Nixon-was very paranoid
watergate
Woodward and Bernstein relied on an FBI informant, called "deep throat", to link the men to the white house "follow the money"
this became one of a series of scandalous acts involving the committee to re-elect the president
Nixon downplayed the scandal and denounced the story as biased and misleading
FBI eventually confirmed that Nixon aides had attempted to sabotage the Democrats-many began resigning and faced prosecution
Nixon was involved by trying to cover up the break-in (obstruction of justice) and eventually resigned from the presidency
Gerald Ford- Nixon's VP, took over after Nixon
only VP and President to never be elected
two assassination attempts within 3 weeks
accomplishments-
offered conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war draft dodgers who had fled to countries such as Canada
"Whip Inflation Now" called for Americans to reduce their spending and consumption in an attempt to stop inflation
Education for All Handicapped Children Act established special education in school throughout the US
76 election-Carter won the election, but not the electoral vote.
Ford pardoned Nixon which ruined his election
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