This Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum site has an extensive biography of the United State's 38th president, Gerald R. Ford. The information at this site includes details about his political career and his actions as president. There are...

Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

This site, as a companion to a high school A.P. U.S. History course, offers a lengthy series of outlines and charts timelining U.S. history, from America's colonial beginnings to the Watergate scandal of the 1970s. By providing the...

This excellent and in-depth essay develops the historical framework of congressional investigation. It is an excellent overview and provides links to specific investigations such as Watergate and Iran-Contra. Possible improvements and a...

The U.S. economy in the 1970s staggered and fell in the 1970s. Read about the reasons for the depressed economy marked by high inflation and high unemployment.

Provides the background and events leading to the Articles of Impeachment being drawn up against Richard Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee.

Article provides an actual summary of Silkwood's exposure to plutonium and the analysis of her findings at Los Alamos.

What is the purpose of the Independent Counsel Law and should it be renewed, modified, or allowed to expire? Read the thoughts on this controversial law, passed to assure Americans that people in government did not abuse the power given...

This article, first featured in MIT's student newspaper, is a commentary on the life of Richard M. Nixon.

An in-depth view of Pat Oliphant's career in editorial cartooning. There are many good images of political satire about issues from the 1960s to the 1990s.

One of the most controversial presidents since Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, learn more than just the basic facts in this article about Richard M. Nixon's presidency.

This site discusses U.S. foreign policy after Vietnam encompassed every corner of the globe as Presidents Ford and Carter attempted to work with countries in Eastern Europe, Latin American and the Middle East.

Overview of the accomplishments and defeats of President Richard M. Nixon's administration.

Brief overview of the Ford administration as he stepped in to fill the presidential void.

Summary of the domestic and foreign policy challenges and accomplishments of the Carter administration.

This site is a photojournalist's look at the Nixon years from 1970-1974. Text accompanies the photographs of some of the most extraordinary events of the 20th century.

Richard Nixon (1913-1994 CE) served as the 37th President of the United States. AmericanPresident.org tracks the course of his turbulent political career.

This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...

Brief biography of Richard M. Nixon, with links to important speeches he made.

View a general biography of Richard Nixon. Includes portrait, and a link to the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.

This easy-to-navigate site has Richard Nixon's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several video clips.

This is the text, audio, and video [5:08] of President Nixon's resignation address to the nation on August 8, 1974.

Access a transcript and an audio file of Nixon's resignation speech, delivered on August 8, 1974, two years and two months after the Watergate story first broke.

This site from the Arlington National Cemetery shows that Chief Justice Warren Burger is remembered for his great accomplishments during his long career in law. The article is medium-sized in length and contains a picture of his tombstone.