McAPUSH: Kelly Overstreet: The President Calling- Nixon

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Kelly Overstreet: The President Calling- Nixon

I chose to listen to Nixon's address to the nation regarding the very recent Watergate scandal. It was still in its early stages and I found it very interesting how Nixon said he would take responsibility for the poor actions of his advisers when he later would. He seemed to be very concerned about the seriousness of their actions. I also noticed how towards the end of his speech he attempted to draw attention away from the Watergate scandal by discussing meetings with the Soviets and inflation in the economy.
I like the idea of using podcasts as a learning source, as we usually have to do enough reading for other classes and it would be a nice way to change things up.