Website Spotlight: Watergate

Website URL:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/index.html

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:
 
Part 1: The Washington Post Investigates
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/part1.html

Part 2: The Government Acts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/part2.html

Part 3: Nixon Resigns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/part3.html

Part 4: Deep Throat Revealed
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/part4.html

Herblock political cartoons about Watergate (20 cartoons)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/cartoon.html

Watergate Timeline
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/timeline.html

Watergate Scandal Key Players: Slide Show (25 persons)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watergate-scandal-key-players/2012/06/05/gJQAkn1jLV_gallery.html#photo=1

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Nixon

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT 

Website Spotlight: Richard Nixon

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/nixon

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

Among the many worthwhile aspects of the Miller Center (University of Virginia) site, I ask the students to concentrate on the following four essays:

Life Before the Presidency
http://millercenter.org/president/nixon/essays/biography/2
Campaigns and Elections
http://millercenter.org/president/nixon/essays/biography/3
Domestic Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/nixon/essays/biography/4
Foreign Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/nixon/essays/biography/5

~~For a review of the Miller Center website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14722

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For additional quality material about President Nixon:

1. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

~~For a helpful review of this website--with clear guidelines on how best to navigate the site:
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/24401

a. Timeline Richard Nixon
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=37

b. Exhibits Richard Nixon
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/

Ping Pong Diplomacy: Nixon’s Trip to China, February 21-28, 1972

c. Gallery Richard Nixon
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/gallery.php?id=37

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2. Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1968
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1972

a. The text box on the right side of the screen displays information about the election: Overview, candidates, results.

b. Commercials: horizontal columns toward the bottom of the screen, grouped by candidate.

c. "For Teachers." Several excellent lesson plans.

d. "Online Resources." Great links to other resources about this election.

~~For reviews of this website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6406/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14630
Richard Byrne (Free Tech 4 Teachers)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/living-room-candidate-history-of.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Nixon

2. Other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Nixon's China Game

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

The Nixon Visit
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/sfeature/nixon.html

Timeline
Wow! What a richly-developed detailed timeline of U.S.-China relations.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/timeline/index.html

Henry Kissinger
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande02.html

Mao Tse-Tung
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande03.html

Chou En-Lai
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande04.html

Establishment of the People's Republic of China
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande05.html

Sino-Soviet Border Disputes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande06.html

Ping- Pong Diplomacy
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande07.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Nixon

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT