EXERCISE 2
- The date is June 17 1972
- Five men are about to get caught breaking into Washington D.C offices of the Democratic headquarters located in the Watergate hotel and office building.
- The purpose of their break in to bug their offices and listen in their conversations
- A Republican, Richard Nixon is president. He was first elected in 1968 and is running for a second term. He wins
- Thanks largely to the work of two reporters from the Washington post newspaper, Nixon's administration is found to be guilty of:
- unethical and illegal campaign activities
- The misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars of unaccounted for campaign donations and
- a political espionage campaign headed by the CREEP Committee to Re - Elect the President and involving the White House and the Justice department
- By the time its all over in the summer of 1974 many White House officials and others are charged and convicted of felonies, and do serious jail time, and faced with impeachment, President Nixon resigns
VOCABULARY
On your own paper, write definitions of the following as you watch and discuss the movie.
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bugging: conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or telephone) in order to monitor or record someone's conversations.
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General Accounting Office (GAO): is an independent agency that investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.
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Canuck letter: was a forged letter to the editor of the Manchester Union Leader, published February 24, 1972, two weeks before the New Hampshire primary of the 1972 United States presidential election.
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On the record: used in reference to the making of an official or public statement.
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Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP): a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon's administration. Besides its re-election activities, CRP employed money laundering and slush funds and was directly and actively involved in the Watergate scandal.[2]
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Set up: a scheme or trick intended to incriminate or deceive someone
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Cover up: an attempt to prevent people's discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime
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Slush fund: a reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.
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Covert operations:an operation that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor.
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Verbatim notes: Using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word. word for word
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Deep background: the status of an interview which must not be quoted in a publication, even without attribution
EXERCISE 1
The following 10 people played key roles in the Watergate affair. Explain each of their roles and what positions they occupied at the time. Research what each of the people have been doing now.
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Carl Bernstein: Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist and author. Along with Bob Woodward at The Washington Post, he did the majority of the most important news reporting on the Watergate scandal
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Ben Bradlee: was executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991. He became a national figure during the presidency of Richard Nixon, when he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon Papers and oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's stories documenting the Watergate scandal. At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of the Post.
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Patrick Buchanan: Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster
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Archibald Cox: The first special prosecutor in the Watergate affair, Archibald Cox had a long career in law and politics. He was an American lawyer, legal scholar and professor, whose career alternated between academia and government. As a faculty member at the Harvard Law School, he became one of the early experts in federal labor law
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H.R Bob Hadleman: was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and his consequent involvement in the Watergate scandal
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E. Howard Hunt: was an American intelligence officer and writer. From 1949 to 1970, Hunt served as a CIA officer. Hunt and Liddy engineered the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon Administration. In the ensuing Watergate scandal
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Leon Jaworski: was the second special prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal. He was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, soon after the Saturday Night Massacre of October 19–20
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G. Gordon Liddy: George Gordon Battle Liddy, better known as G. Gordon Liddy, is a retired American lawyer who is best known as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency
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James McCord: James Walter McCord, Jr. is a former CIA officer, later involved, as an electronics expert, in the burglaries which precipitated the Watergate scandal
- Bob Woodward: Robert Upshur "Bob" Woodward is an American investigative journalist and non-fiction author. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter and is now an associate editor of the Post
bugging: conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or telephone) in order to monitor or record someone's conversations.
General Accounting Office (GAO): is an independent agency that investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.
Canuck letter: was a forged letter to the editor of the Manchester Union Leader, published February 24, 1972, two weeks before the New Hampshire primary of the 1972 United States presidential election.
On the record: used in reference to the making of an official or public statement.
Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP): a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon's administration. Besides its re-election activities, CRP employed money laundering and slush funds and was directly and actively involved in the Watergate scandal.[2]
Set up: a scheme or trick intended to incriminate or deceive someone
Cover up: an attempt to prevent people's discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime
Slush fund: a reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.
Covert operations:an operation that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor.
Verbatim notes: Using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word. word for word
Deep background: the status of an interview which must not be quoted in a publication, even without attribution
Carl Bernstein: Carl Bernstein is an American investigative journalist and author. Along with Bob Woodward at The Washington Post, he did the majority of the most important news reporting on the Watergate scandal
Ben Bradlee: was executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991. He became a national figure during the presidency of Richard Nixon, when he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon Papers and oversaw the publication of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's stories documenting the Watergate scandal. At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of the Post.
Patrick Buchanan: Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster
Archibald Cox: The first special prosecutor in the Watergate affair, Archibald Cox had a long career in law and politics. He was an American lawyer, legal scholar and professor, whose career alternated between academia and government. As a faculty member at the Harvard Law School, he became one of the early experts in federal labor law
H.R Bob Hadleman: was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and his consequent involvement in the Watergate scandal
E. Howard Hunt: was an American intelligence officer and writer. From 1949 to 1970, Hunt served as a CIA officer. Hunt and Liddy engineered the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon Administration. In the ensuing Watergate scandal
Leon Jaworski: was the second special prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal. He was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, soon after the Saturday Night Massacre of October 19–20
G. Gordon Liddy: George Gordon Battle Liddy, better known as G. Gordon Liddy, is a retired American lawyer who is best known as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency
James McCord: James Walter McCord, Jr. is a former CIA officer, later involved, as an electronics expert, in the burglaries which precipitated the Watergate scandal
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