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5/13/2014

we watch a movie today

5/12/2014

Nixon

• Watergate 
  • June 17, 1972
  • 5 men broke into office of DNC - located in Watergate building in Washington D.C.
  • connected to Nixon's reelection campaign
  • caught while attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret do

Richard Nixon

Watergate Scandal

• June 17, 1972
• 5 men broke into office of DNC
• Connected to Nixon’s reelection campaign
• Caught while attempting to wiretap phones and secret documents
• Historians are unsure if Nixon knew about it
• Took steps to cover it up
  • Raised

Richard Nixon

Watergate Scandal

• June 17, 1972
• 5 men broke into office of DNC
• Connected to Nixon’s reelection campaign
• Caught while attempting to wiretap phones and secret documents
• Historians are unsure if Nixon knew about it
• Took steps to cover it up
  • Raised

Nixon-

• Watergate:
• 5 men broke up into office of DNC- located in Watergate building in D.C.
• find information to help get Nixon re-elected
• Nixon raised money to keep burglars quiet
• Tried to stop FBI from investigating the crime
• Resigned rather than be faced

Mr. Bruns was gone, so we watched a video. 

#Wilson4life

Gerald Ford (R) 38th

• Nixon's vice president
• Took over when nixon resigned 
• only vice president and president to never be elected
• Had two assassination attempts within three weeks

Accomplishments

• Pardon Nixon- a corrupt bargain
• Offered conditional amnesty pr

We continued talking about Nixon (my topic), and then moved on to Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. My notes that I took are included here.  

We watched a movie on 9-11

we shared projects

We watched a video as Mr. Bruns is gone today.

Today we continued taking notes.

My Notes

We watched a video on 9/11 

9/11 movie with sub

Watched president Bush Interview

911 movie with sub

we watch a video

finished "...with LBJ"

               Richard Nixon

• Background: born in January 1913; went to Fullerton Union HS and played fools ball; family was poor; 4 bros; California; offered tution grand to Harvard but went to Whittier College in 1934; full ride

Eisenhower

• Background
  • Born October 14, 1890
  • Had a 3 year old brother die of diphtheria when he was 6
  • Went to United States Military of Academy in West Point
  • Was top of his class
  • Married Mamie Geneva Doud
  • Appointed Chief Military 
• Elections
• Accomplishments
  • Kept

Today we started our presidential presentations.... 

Eisenhower

• Background
  • Born October 14, 1890
  • Had a 3 year old brother die of diphtheria when he was 6
  • Went to United States Military of Academy in West Point
  • Was top of his class
  • Married Mamie Geneva Doud
  • A