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?
- 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?
- Read Hoff's discussion of Nixon and Supreme Court politics (pp. 44-49 and elsewhere). Compare and contrast the fate of his nominees with those of Trump and Biden. That is, how was the politics of SCOTUS nominations different in those days?
- 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 or Google docs. You may submit them via the Sakai dropbox for the course or as an attached email file.
- 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 course by 11:59 PM, Friday, October 21. I reserve the right to dock papers one gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that.
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