e Crisis Watergate was during the 1970’s when five men broke into the headquarters of the Democratic Party to mess with what was going on during the election. By the five men messing with the information‚ these events lead to Richard Nixon becoming the President of the United States and for there to be a massive crisis in the 1970’s. During the break-in that happened‚ the 5 men decided that they would tamper with the information with the election and make sure that Nixon would be president again
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president his life. History shows that using “color-blind profiling techniques” is more productive( Jealous‚ Huang 1). Law enforcement catch more law breakers by using this technique. “After Sara Jane Moore took a shot at president Gerald Ford‚ the gender limitation was removed [from] the [presidential assassin] profile..(Jealous‚ Huang 2).” The profile change saved the life of president George H.W. Bush when his life was threatened at a rally where he was scheduled to speak (Jealous
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Mk Ultra was the name given to a terrible illegal program. Human subjects were experimented on by the CIA. It used people not aware of the full facts for test subjects. This included American citizens and Canadian citizens. This experiment used LSD on mental patients‚ some prisoners‚ prostitutes‚ and drug addicts. Not only that their own CIA employees were victims of LSD being admistered to them. LSD is a potent chemical that can change the mood of a person. It has lysergic acid which can be obtained
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President Gerald Ford Gerald Ford was born on July 14‚ 1913 and was named Leslie Lynch King Jr. He was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska and is currently alive and living in Rancho Mirage‚ California. As a child President Ford lived in Grand Rapids Michigan. He moved there when his parents were divorced at age 2. His mother‚ Dorothy Ford‚ got custody of him and married President Ford’s stepfather‚ Gerald Ford Sr. on February 1‚ 1916. Gerald R. Ford‚ Jr.’s name was not legally changed until December
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Jamarha Montgomery Mrs. Hill ENG _____ 6 March 2009 The Major Events and Breakthroughs of the Nineteen Seventies The nineteen seventies was a decade that experienced economic crisis‚ political struggle‚ feminism‚ and a rise of subcultures such as the hippies. These events reflected the rising power of baby boomers‚ which are babies who were born during the post WWII years‚ who have become adults and made up the majority of the population. Because of this‚ the decade became a reflection of baby
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June 17‚ 1972. That date marked the beginning of the decline of public’s trust in the government. Five men were arrested in the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC for attempting to bug the Democratic National Committee’s offices there. One of these operatives admitted to previous employment by the CIA‚ which immediately drew the government and government offices into public suspicion. To learn that the people who were supposed to be in control of the government may participate in sabotage within the
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On August 9‚ 1974 Richard Nixon resigned the presidency fearing impeachment by the House of Representatives. He was accused of corruption and trying to stop an investigation of that corruption‚ the case first came light through the work of two investigative reporters at the Washington post. Federalist looked at Watergate scandal as an example of the constitution working as it should be. The Watergate scandal began in 1972 during the Richard Nixon presidency and during his re-election campaign. Also
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Frank A. Sturgis‚ Eugenio R. Martinez‚ and Alfred C. Baldwin. They were caught stealing important documents. These men also attempted at bugging the phones there. Nixon resigned on August 9‚ 1974. He gave his resignation speech on August 8‚ 1974. Gerald Ford was sworn into Presidency. Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9‚ 1913 in Yorba Linda‚ California. Nixon grew
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Watergate: The affair began on June 17‚ 1972‚ when the local police arrested five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. The police found on the burglars a slush fund used by the committee for the re-election of the President Richard Nixon and listening devices. They look secrets agents more than burglars. As Washington is a federal district‚ the affair was charged to the F.B.I. Within hours after that‚ the F.B.I discovered a
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Chapter 39 Terms to Know * Stagflation: during the 60’s & 70’s‚ the U.S. was suffering from 5.3% inflation & 6% unemployment; refers to the unusual economic situation in which an economy is suffering both from inflation & from stagnation of its industrial growth. * Vietnamization: President Richard Nixon’s strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War‚ involving a gradual withdrawl of American troops & replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces. * Silent Majority: phrase
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