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Watergate / edited by Kevin Hillstrom.

Defining moments : (other title)

Summary:

"Examines the Watergate affair and its impact on American life and society. Features include narrative overview, biographical profiles, primary source documents, detailed chronology, and annotated sources for further study"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0780807693
  • ISBN: 9780780807693
  • Physical Description: xxii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2004]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Events leading up to the Watergate scandal -- The break-in -- The cover-up -- The investigation -- The Watergate tapes -- Nixon's resignation and pardon -- The legacy of Watergate -- Biographies: Archibald Cox ; John Dean ; John Ehrlichman ; Sam Ervin ; H.R. Haldeman ; Leon Jaworski ; John Mitchell ; Richard M. Nixon ; John Sirica -- Primary sources.
Primary sources: John Dean recalls the early days of the Watergate cover-up, 1972 -- The "smoking gun" conversation between Nixon and Haldeman, June 23, 1972 -- President Nixon addresses the nation about the Watergate investigation, April 1973 -- Ervin and Baker react to President Nixon's refusal to release Watergate tapes, July 1973 -- Time magazine urges President Nixon to resign, November 1973 -- Judge Sirica listens to the first wave of Watergate tapes, December 1973 -- Representative Jordan's speech on constitutional law, July 25, 1974 -- House Judiciary Committee resolution to impeach President Nixon, July 1974 -- President Nixon's resignation speech, August 1974 -- President Nixon's parting remarks, August 1974 -- President Ford's statement pardoning Nixon, and Nixon's statement in response, September 1974.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 11.5 7 88427.
Subject: Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
Sabotage > United States > History > 20th century.
Political corruption > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Genre: Young adult literature.
Young adult literature.

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