Nixon Flashcards
Hubert Humphrey
Didn’t say much about Vietnam for the 1968 election
George Wallace
wanted victory in Vietnam and VP wanted to us nukes
EPA
environmental protection agency
OSHA
occupational safety and administration
John Mitchell
attorney general who also strengthened police powers
First men on the moon were
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
who was the third person on Apollo 11
Michael Collins
what flights went to the moon
11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
Henry Kissinger
German born american political scientist
who was the national security advisor and secretary of state for Nixon and Ford
Henry Kissinger
Detente
Nixon and Kissinger’s plan for Russia
Realpolitik
politics based on practical and material factors then on theoretical or ethical objectives
SALT
strategic arms limitation talks
what was SALT
Talks with Russia to reduce the nuclear weapons
John Mitchell
head of creep and helps Nixon win re-election
OPEC
organization of petroleum exporting countries
Spiro Agnew
VP for Nixon until he resigned for tax evasion
Carl Bernstein
reporter with the Washington Post on Watergate
Archibald Cox
first special prosecutor in the Watergate investigation. fired during Saturday Night Massacre
Charles Colson
evil genius and special counsel guilty of obstruction of justice. convicted for role in cover-up
John Dean
former White House counsel. also charged with obstruction of justice
John Ehrlichman
Nixon’s assistant for domestic affairs directed the plumbers unit. approved the breaking of Daniel Ellsberg psychiatrist
Sam Ervin
Chairman of the Senate Watergate committee
W. Mark Felt
2 man at FBI and the source known as Deep Throat
H.R. “Bob” Haldeman
Nixon’s chief of Staff. 18 1/2 minute gap involved him and Nixon’s conversation.
E. Howard Hunt
organized the bugging of the Democratic Headquarters in the break-ins
G. Gordon Liddy
Former FBI agent who helped plan the break-in
Jeb Magruder
Nixon’s deputy campaign director, formerly an aide to Nixon chief of staff Bob Haldeman.
John Mitchell
Nixon’s former Law Partner served as AG before resigning to head CRP
Charles Ruff
fourth and final special prosecutor to investigate the break-in and cover-up
Donald Segretti
former Military Prosecutor and civil lawyer, he ran a campaign of political sabotage against the democrats for Nixon’s re-election efforts
Earl Silbert
U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia who prosecuted many of the President’s men
John Sirica
nicknamed Maximum John for his tough sentences, rose to national prominence while presiding over the Watergate trials
Maurice Stans
commerce secretary in the first Nixon cabinet and finance chairman for the CRP.
Bob Woodward
another reporter of the Washington Post on the Watergate story. he personally met with Deep Throat
Patrick Gray
FBI director resigned after revealing that he destroyed Watergate records
Alexander Butterfield
testified that Nixon recorded all conversation in his office