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NiXon and Watergate Che bashington ost miei Nixon Says He Wont Resign The Election of 1968 dede palace a Richard Nixon narrowly won the 1968 election, but the combined total of votes for nixon and wallace indicated a shift to the right in American politics The 1960s began as an era of optimism and possibility and ended in disunity and distrust The Vietnam war eroded public trust in government The Election of 1968 en ahe Netu dork aimes eN Nixon campaigned as a 五e silent NLXON WINS BYA THIN MARGI PLEADS FOR REUNITED NATION majority He vowed to restore respect for the rule of lay reconstitute the stature of America He promised to dispose of man provide strong leadership to end the turmoil of the The White House Plumbers After the Pentagon Papers, White House created a unit to ensure internal security Called the Plumbers because they stopped leaks Howard Hunt G. Gordon Liddy In 1971 they burglarized the office of Daniel Ellsberg psychiatrist, seeking material to discredit him It was later revealed that Nixons domestic advisor John Ehrlichman knew of and approved the plan. The Watergate Hotel Break-in During the Election of 1972, Democratic candidate George McGovern complained of funny business by WATERGATE BEGINS u On 17 June 1972, 5 men were arrested of the Democratic Party inside the garters while attempting to bug the headd Watergate building in Washington D.C. One of the men, James McCord, was the head of The Nixon campaign denied involvement