Went over blog discussion of presidents.
Talked about Watergate scandal.
Talked about Gerald Ford.
Became president after Nixon resigned.
Vietnam Conflict:
Jungle terrain.
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More info on Watergate. Finishing up on president blog discussion. Started talking about the Vietnam war.
Today we finished up talking about Watergate.
Watergate was all about getting Nixon elected for his 2nd term.
5 burglars that broke in bugged phones. this was a third page story, nothing too extra
He kept denying he wasnt involved but he was!
Gerald Ford
Watergate
- 5 men were caught breaking into Democratic party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972 to find dirt on the Democratic Party
- Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward investigated the story
- Woodward and Bernstein relied
Nixon Watergate
Five men were caught breaking into Democratic party headquarters to find dirt on the Democrats.
Two Washington Post reporters were doing the story.
Nixon downplayed it saying he didn’t do it.
FBI confirmed that they were trying to tap int
Absent- Sick.
NOTES:
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-VLADMIR PEWTON:The current president of Russia
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Today we continued with the presidential assigned blogs. We then moved into the Vietnam War.
Harry Truman - He became VP for FDR in January of 1945. He took over for FDR when he died in April of 1945. One of the most unpopular presidents of all time w
Watergate
- Five men were caught breaking into Democratic party headquarters at the Watergate hotel
- Two Washinton Post reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, investigated the story
- They relied on an FBI informant known as Deep Throat to link the men
Watergate
- Five men were caught breaking into Democratic party headquarters at the Watergate hotel
- Two Washinton Post reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, investigated the story
- They relied on an FBI informant known as Deep Throat to link the men
Richard Nixon- He set up the Dirty Tricks Organization. They set up tricks against the democrats who they thought could have a chance to beat them. Richard Nixon used this organization to help him get elected easier. This was a rigged election. They
today we talked about Vietnam war and Gerald Ford.
Watergate
- 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
President notes continued:
Gerald Ford:
- Nixons Vice President
- He took over after Nixon resigned
Assassination attmepts:
- Two attempts both by women
- One was intercepted by secret service
- Other women shot but the bullet missed and hit a wall, bounced off and h
Kept talking about presidents and got into vietnam
Harry Truman -33rd President (1945-1953)
- Became Vice president for FDR in January, 1945
- Took over for FDR when he died in April, 1945
- On of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office -
Today we continued with the presidential assigned blogs. We then moved into the Vietnam War.
Harry Truman - He became VP for FDR in January of 1945. He took over for FDR when he died in April of 1945. One of the most unpopular presidents of all time w
Watergate
- Mark Felt- deep throat
- Money went back to Nixon's committee
- They tried to destroy the tapes
- country was falling apart
Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
- Took over when Nixon resigned
- first president to not be elected
Assassination attempts
- all by woman,
- tried t
today i did blog discussion and finished that up then we started to talk about Vietnam.
Finished president's presentations. Notes on Monday, April 15th. Started talking about the Vietnam Conflict.
Notes:
- Stalemate; you could argue that no one really one but also that we lost; people don't really like to talk about it
- Helicopters were a big
Today, we continued with blog discussions.
-Watergate
- Watergate- office hotel complex
- Home of the democratic headquarters for their campaigns
- 5 people were arrested for breaking into the headquarters to find dirt on the democratic Party
- 2 Washington Post
