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Watergate
a motel office complex.
Five men were caught breaking into democratic party headquarters at the watergate hotel to find dirt on the democratic party. Two washington post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, investigated the story.
Nixon downplayed the scandal and denounced the story as biased and misleading. FBI eventually confirmed that nixon aides had attempted to sabotage the Democrats.
Nixon was involved by trying to cover up the break in and eventually resigned from the presidency.
Gerald Ford.
pardoned Nixon
tried to send troops to Vietnam.
offered conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war draft dodgers.
two assassination attempts both women.
Vietnam Conflict
first non segregated war.
Gulf of Tonkin
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