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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] The Day of the Assassination

  By Admin • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Judith Inskeep, a member of the Kennedy inspired Peace Corp at the time, recalls hearing the news of JFK's death and how the local Peruvians reacted to the news. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Politics and History
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Richard Nixon
Nixon’s ‘I Am Not a Crook’ Speech

  By Witnify • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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Richard Nixon's November 17, 1973 press conference where he states, "I am not a crook" in response to the Watergate scandal.
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Tagged   Crime, Political Scandals, Politics and History, Richard Nixon, Speech, Watergate Scandal
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Richard Nixon
Earl Silbert: ‘The Motive of the Break-in is Uncertain to This Day’

  By Witnify • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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Watergate prosecutor Earl Silbert discusses the mystery behind the true motive for the Watergate scandal that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Continue reading

Tagged   Crime, Politics and History, Richard Nixon, Watergate Scandal
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Watergate Scandal
Woodward and Bradley discuss Watergate

  By Virginia Choi • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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G. Gordon Liddy recalls how the Watergate burglars were caught during their break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex. Continue reading

Tagged   Political Scandals, Politics and History, Watergate Scandal
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Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward & Ben Bradlee on the Washington Post’s Coverage of Watergate

  By Witnify • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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Journalists Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee recall covering the line of investigation surrounding the break-in at Watergate in 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   Bob Woodward, Crime, Political Scandals, Politics and History, Watergate Scandal
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Watergate Scandal
Watergate: John Dean on How it Happened

  By Witnify • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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John W. Dean, counsel to President Nixon in 1973, explains how the Watergate scandal emerged from the siege mentality in the White House created by Vietnam and the Cold War. Continue reading

Tagged   Crime, Politics and History, Watergate Scandal
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Watergate Scandal
Dick Cheney on How Watergate Changed Government Protocol

  By Witnify • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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Dick Cheney recalls how the Office of the President changed how it handled business after the Watergate scandal.
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Watergate Scandal
Watergate Burglar Eugenio Rolando Martinez Recalls His Arrest

  By Witnify • November 17, 2013 Uncategorized
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Eugenio Rolando Martinez describes the many operational errors that led to the failure of Watergate theft. Continue reading

Tagged   Crime, Politics and History, Watergate Scandal
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] ‘Only Time Dad Picked Me Up From School’

  By Admin • November 16, 2013 Uncategorized
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Bob Hubbard relates the story of how his father heard about Kennedy's assassination and later told him about the President's death after school. Continue reading

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] Remembering the Day JFK Was Shot

  By Admin • November 16, 2013 Uncategorized
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Paul Brown explains his personal history with Kennedy and what he remembers from November 22, 1963 about news of JFK's death. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Politics and History
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