1960 was the year of the very first televised news debate. In this debate‚ Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy fought for the presidency. Since‚ this was the very first televised debate‚ many didn’t know what to expect‚ including the respective candidates. However‚ one candidate understood the importance of this debate‚ Kennedy. Kennedy practiced his debate‚ made sure to look well groomed and presidential‚ and even wore makeup‚ an idea that was unprecedented at this time. When the cameras turned on
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The Lasting Effect of the Watergate Scandal When one thinks of what has been termed as the Watergate scandal many different issues can come to mind. Watergate is arguably‚ the largest‚ most widely known political scandal in American history. Watergate brought about a shift in the American public’s view of the presidency‚ causing many at that time to lose faith‚ and view the office in a way it had never been viewed before. What has become known as Watergate is an all-encompassing term for a mixture
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president. Even Nixon argued that Kennedy was too young. If John F. Kennedy won‚ he would be the first Catholic president;
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Watergate Paper LaCinda Reese HIS/145 February 14th‚ 2012 Harvey Tidwell Watergate Paper The public expectations of President Nixon increased since World War II. Constraints placed on the authority of the office by congress‚ the courts‚ interest groups‚ the media‚ and elsewhere had also grown (Brinkley‚ 2007). Nixon sought new methods for the exercise of power‚ even stretching the law or breaking it. On June 17th‚ 1972‚ police arrested five men who broke in to the offices of the Democratic
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Aldrin–at the Sea of Tranquility on July 20‚ 1969. Nixon was president‚ the Vietnam War and its opposition raged‚ and Leonid Brezhnev helmed a stagnant Soviet empire. On the great list of Cold War what-ifs‚ the near-miss of the Bay of Pigs is surely number one. But for all the space nerds out there‚ this one ranks pretty high: What if Aldrin and Armstrong never made it back? This was‚ of course‚ a distinct possibility‚ and one that the Nixon administration prepared for. While we were told during
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Press‚ 1985. Meyerson‚ Joel D. Images of a Lengthy War. Washington‚ DC: Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data‚ 1986. Schlight‚ John. Indochina War Symposium. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office‚ 1986. Small‚ Melvin. Johnson‚ Nixon‚ and the Doves. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press‚ 1988.
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History 135 Week 9 Final Project: “The Most Significant Events”: When most people are taught about U.S. history‚ we think of mostly the bad times like the wars‚ the civil rights movements‚ President Kennedy’s and M. L. King Jr’s associations‚ just to name a few. In this paper I will discuss those and more going into the start of the 21st century. The previous five decades consisting of the 1950s into the millennium happened during the U.S. History equally turbulent‚ but exciting. There
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the Democratic nomination later that summer. The Democratic convention came and the party nominated Vice President Hubert Humphrey‚ but he was beaten in November by Richard Nixon‚ in a close race. Nixon promised to end the war‚ but it took until Jan. of 1973 to do so and that was after the Watergate break ins that would bring Nixon down. The Democratic convention in Chicago was marred by violence‚ anti war demonstrations‚ and even some fights on the floor of the convention among delegates. Apollo
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The growth of Presidential Elections Since the Beginning of Mass-Media America has explored the field of technology and media‚ encountered new information and perspective‚ and exchanged information between the people of america and their presidential candidates in the american electoral system. Mass-media has completely changed the manor of American elections and revealed new ways to improve our voting system. We have encountered many new ways to spread information about elections and campaigns through
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Night Massacre‚” President Richard M. Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox‚ and accepted the resignation of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and fired Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus for their refusal to fire Mr. Cox. The president took the action to prevent Mr. Cox from obtaining audiotapes of White House conversations implicating Mr. Nixon in the attempted cover-up of the Watergate break-in (in 1972‚ five Nixon campaigners were caught trying
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