Choose one:
- Pick any member of the Nixon White House staff (e.g., Haldeman, Buchanan, Moynihan). Why did Nixon pick that person? What was his or her job? In the long run, did the relationship work to the benefit or detriment of either person?
- Pick one of the major events of 1968 (e.g., Tet, the Vietnam peace talks, the MLK riots, the RFK assassination, the invasion of Czechoslovakia) and explain its impact on the campaign.
- Compare and contrast the 1968 and 2020 elections. In what ways did 1968 foreshadow the politics of 2020? In what significant ways were the elections different?
- Write on any relevant topic, subject to my approval.
Sources may include:
- Election data
- Presidential documents
- Nixon Library
- Nixon Foundation
- Nixon-Buchanan Papers
- Nixon speeches
- Nixon recordings
- Nixon Tapes
The specifications:
- Essays should be typed (12-point), double-spaced, and no more than four pages long. I will not read past the fourth page.
- Please submit all papers in this course as Word documents, not pdfs.
- Cite your sources. Please use endnotes in the format of Chicago Manual of Style. Endnotes do not count against the page limit. Please do not use footnotes, which take up too much page space.
- Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you. Return essays to the Sakai dropbox for this class by 11:59 PM, Friday, March 19. Papers will drop one gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that.
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