Brianna's US History Blog

All the President's Men: iTunes I used the movie as a source to gain information on the Watergate Scandal. From the movie I got to learn the process that Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein went through to uncover the mysteries of the Watergate Scandal. Many of the artifacts in my exhibit were inspired by those that were found/mentioned/used in the movie; the typewriter, Bob Woodward's notes, the Dalhberg check, the Washington Post article. "Watergate Scandal": History.com This is where I did my initial research on Watergate before watching the movie so that I would have a better understanding of what was going on. Here, I learned the names of the 5 burglars that broke into the DNC headquarters on the morning of June 1, 1972. In addition, I learned the prosecuting judge, John Sirica, who the Washington Post reporters were, Saturday Night Massacre, and Nixon's resignation. "The Watergate Story": Washingtonpost.com From this source, I learned that Pr

Drink: Water Water will be served at the Lock-in because water is part of "Watergate." Drink: Coffee Coffee will be a drink served at the party because in "All the President's Men," Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein are constantly seen drinking coffee in order to stay awake and on top of the story. It will also be necessary to have caffeine at the Lock-in because guests will be expected to stay awake for 12 hours. Appetizer:  Cottage cheese and pineapple Cottage cheese and pineapple will be the main dish at the Watergate Lock-in because cottage cheese and ketchup was President Nixon's favorite meal . He would often exchange the ketchup for pineapple, which is was his last meal in the White House. Main Course:  Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken is an appropriate dish to serve at the Lock-in because of the annexation of Hawaii during the 1970s. Pineapple chicken was also a popular dish during the 1970s. Desert: Crepes

1970s Typewriter used to write the Washington Post's coverage of the Watergate scandal Walkie-Talkies the Accomplices used in the Watergate scandal Proof that hush money was paid to those involved in the break-in Watergate story published by The Washington Post Bob Woodward's Watergate notes from "All the President's Men" Watergate Hotel security officer's log with Frank Wills' report of the break-in documented Nixon's secret tape recordings proving his involvement with the break-in James McCord's Letter to Judge Sirica discussed in "All the President's Men"

Guest List: 1. Bob Woodward: I am inviting Bob Woodward because I think he offers a unique perspective and I anticipate that he has an endless amount of questions to ask those who were involved with Watergate. 2. Carl Bernstein: Similar to Bob, Carl Bernstein is invited because he and Bob wrote a book also titles, All the President's Men, and I think he will give the lock-in an interesting perspective because he originally wanted on the story and basically stole it from Bob when rewrote Bob's pages at the beginning of the investigation. 3. Richard Nixon: I invited Richard Nixon because I think that he would offer his own perspective on the scandal and his attempts to cover it up despite what he told the media at the time. I wonder if he has any regrets or things that he would have done differently, I anticipate him to have many questions to answer from the rest of the invitees. 4. Mark Felt: Mark Felt is the mystery man known as "Deep Throat" for 33 years. At

I would define progress as the ability to improve upon the ideas or notions that currently exist. Progress is relative to the person and the subject that is in question. Only one involved can understand and determine progress. The Progressive Era article published on Kahn Academy cites that the "Progressive movement arose as a response to negative effects of industrialization. The Progressive Era took place from 1890 to 1920. According to an article published by The George Washington University , the Era, more commonly described as "Progressivism" started as a "social movement and grew into a political movement." Their goals were to "expose the evils of corporate greed, combat the fear of immigrants, and urge citizens to ponder what democracy meant." Many of them wanted to "regulate business practices, address health hazards, and improve working conditions" as stated by  Digital History . In addition, they pushed for the public to have dire

In an article titled, "What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years," John Elfreth Watkins predicted what the 21st century would be like. According to BBC News , 10 predictions that Watkins got right were digital color photography, the increase in the average height of Americans, mobile phones, pre-packaged foods, a decrease in population growth, greenhouses, television, the use of large automobiles, and express trains. Predictions such as the elimination of C, X, and Q in our everyday alphabet, the hope that people will walk 10 miles everyday, there will be no automobiles in the city, and the eradication of mosquitoes and flies were all ones that Watkins made for the 21st century but did not come true. An article on Open Culture wrote that Sir Francis Bacon predicted technological and social advancements in the future. Watkins compiled 28 predictions, most of which were absurd. For example, predictions like "peas the size of beets," "black, blur, and green roses