Watergate Anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel
Schorr says that it is common for presidents to use their powers for the purpose
of self-preservation. But he says President Nixon used his authority for the
purpose of punishing his enemies. (3:30) http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020617.atc.03.ram
Encyclopedia
Americana: Watergate - ... WATERGATE. Watergate Affair, the worst political
scandal in US history.
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/watergte.html search within this site
Constitutional
Issues: Watergate and the Constitution - provides a chronology of events
and the text of a memorandum from Leon Jaworski for use in framing a classroom
debate. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/watergate_and_constitution/watergate_and_const
itution.html search within this site
Watergate:
The 25th Anniversary
- the Houston Chronicle recalls one of the most famous scandals in U.S. political
history.
http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/watergate/ search within this
site
Richard
M. Nixon The Watergate Tapes - Richard M. Nixon The Watergate Tapes. The
following recordings require
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/watergate.html
Time
& Again - Watergate Timeline
http://www.msnbc.com/onair/msnbc/timeandagain/archive/watergate/timeline.asp
Outline
I. Intro
a. answer the EQ, take a position
II. Describe what happened in Watergate scandal
III. Connect the principles of government to the scandal
IV. Conclusion