US History: Living History Project (2024)
Reference, primary sources, news coverage, and web resources to help you contextualize the period of U.S. history you are researching.
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Background Resources
Overviews /Background
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The Century: America's Time: 1971-75Approaching The Apocalypse (45:00) |
Continuity & Change in the Postwar Era (10:17) |
Watergate
- Watergate Portal (US History in Context)
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- Watergate Affair Betrayal of American Democracy or Overblown Political Scandal? (Issues & Controversies in American History)
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Detante
- "Détente"--Encyclopedia of Russian History
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Brief overview of the topic.
Nixon, Kissinger, and the Vietnam War
For more details of the Vietnam War, go the the Vietnam War tab in the left-hand menu of this guide
- Nixon White House Considered Nuclear Options Against North Vietnam, Declassified Documents Reveal
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Includes primary sources
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Watergate: Inside the scandal thattook down a presidency (10:00) |
History vs. Richard Nixon (5:39) |
Primary Sources
- President Nixon's Resignation Speech
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- Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev discuss their working relationship, June 18, 1973 (7:15)
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Newspaper & Magazine Databases
Use the date limiters in the GBS Newspaper databases to locate articles written at the time of the Nixon Administration for primary source research.
Most news sites will let you sort results by date or relevance. Use the Date option for primary sources.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Dates Vary) This link opens in a new window
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Includes historical coverage of New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and more.
- Watergate Scandal--World News Digest
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An excellent overview of the scandal. Covers the events and their effect on American politics. Includes news articles, overviews of events, and more.
- Gale U.S. History This link opens in a new window
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An excellent place to begin research. Includes reference sources, Magazine & Journal articles & primary sources. - ProQuest News, Magazines, and Journals This link opens in a new window
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Includes all ProQuest databases. Thousands of resources.
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