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Handout
The White House

The White House: Presidents: Richard M. Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
View a general biography of Richard Nixon. Includes portrait, and a link to the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
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Website
US Senate

U.s. Senate: Art & History: The Watergate Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the events of Watergate--what happened, how it was handled and the process it took to become resolved.
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Other

Watergate.info: Analysis of the Impeachment Votes

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart of each of the House Judiciary Committee member's party affiliation and vote on each article of impeachment in the Watergate case.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Richard Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Richard Nixon's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several video clips.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment

For Students 9th - 10th
This is text and audio of Barbara Jordan's statement on the Articles of Impeachment delivered on July 25, 1974, at the House Judiciary Committee meeting discussing the Impeachment of President Nixon for his involvement in Watergate.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Address to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:08] of President Nixon's resignation address to the nation on August 8, 1974.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: White House Scandals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How do you approach the difficult task of teaching students about scandals in our Nation's highest office? This lesson plan has students research, compare and contrast, and discuss Watergate and other political scandals.
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Article
The Washington Post

Washington Post: Special Reports: Revisiting Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
A retrospective of the Watergate crisis, compiled from the resources of the newspaper largely responsible for first bringing the crimes of the Nixon administration to light. Includes a chronology, an analysis of key players, links to...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Richard Nixon as President

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.
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Handout
Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: Warren Earl Burger

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery shows that Chief Justice Warren Burger is remembered for his great accomplishments during his long career in law. The article is medium-sized in length and contains a picture of his tombstone.
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Article
Other

Watergate.info: Mission Impossible

For Students 9th - 10th
Eugenio Martinez, one of the five burglars caught, gives his account on the events leading up to the night he was arrested for breaking into the Democratic Headquarters in the Watergate Hotel.
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Primary
Other

Watergate.info: Nixon's Resignation Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of Nixon's letter of resignation signed on August 9, 1974.
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Handout
Other

Watergate.info: Members of the Judiciary Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
This Australian site from Watergate.info provides a list of the 38 members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee which met during 1974 and eventually voted to submit 3 articles of impeachment to the full House.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Richard Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Richard Nixon and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Watergate Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed facts and an overview of the conspiracy and cover-up of the 1972 Watergate Break-in.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Cynicism Didn't Start With Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
A short look at the impact of Watergate on the faith of Americans in the Federal Government. Site also offers helpful hyperlinks to: What was Watergate? Watergate Glossary, Watergate's Political Survivors, and more.
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Curated OER

Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by The Washington Post (August 9, 1974), reports on Nixon's resignation. PLEASE NOTE THAT A WASHINGTON POST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THIS ARTICLE.
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Graphic
Curated OER

January 28, 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
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Graphic
Curated OER

March 11, 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Watergate: Time Coverage 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
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Graphic
Curated OER

May 20, 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
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Graphic
Curated OER

July 22, 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.
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Graphic
Curated OER

August 5, 1974

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of TIME Magazine's coverage of the events in the Watergate scandal leading up to Nixon's resignation during 1974.