DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1999
United States Politics

Campaign Finance Reform

Johnny Chung's Testimony
• Johnny Chung testified before the House Government Reform Committee on May 11, 1999 about Chinese campaign contributions to President Clinton's 1996 election
• Summary of Chairman Dan Burton's opening statement and text of Chung's prepared testimony
• Summary of prior interview with Chung
• Staff report (pdf format)
• Chart on money contributions
Documents in the News 1998 provides extensive coverage of previous campaign reform efforts

Nixon Resignation Anniversary

Gerald Ford Presidential Library
• Text of speeches
• Minutes or press releases of cabinet and National Security Council meetings
Historic Pictures
• 25 black and white pictures of Watergate principals
Impeachment Documents Related to a President (Auburn University)
• Bibliography of Congressional publications related to Richard Nixon's impeachment
• Tables of contents for many publications, particularly the House Judiciary Committee's Statement of Information have been scanned
• Consult your local federal depository library (or the Documents Center) for locating the full text
Nixon Foundation
• Serves as a Presidential museum and library
• Excerpts of taped conversations on the overthrow of Vietnamese President Diem in 1962, the CIA, and Watergate in Word 97
• Transcripts of additional Nixon letters and memoes
Nixon's Resignation 25 Years Later (MSNBC)
• Tom Brokaw's original video coverage
• Quotations from associates and time line of Watergate
Presidents of the United States
• Biographies of Presidents Nixon and Ford; their cabinets
• Election results, selected speeches
Resignation Speeches
• Allpolitics article dated August 6, 1999 commemorates 25th anniversary of Nixon's resignation (August 9, 1974)
• President Nixon's resignation and farewell speeches in QuickTime
• Links to additional sources
Watergate 25th Anniversary
• Washington Post 25th Anniversary edition of Democratic Headquarters break-in
• Chronology of events surrounding June 17, 1972
• Updated biographies of key players and speculation on "Deep Throat"
• Reforms resulting from the event
• Original articles and interviews with reporters
Watergate/Nixon Speeches
• Text of famous speeches by Richard Nixon
• Includes speeches releasing Watergate tapes, Checkers, and Apollo 11
• Text of President Gerald Ford's pardon on September 8, 1974

Presidential Elections - 2000

Preliminary White House 2000 (NIU)
• Lists web sites of possible Republican, Democratic, and third party nominees
• Links to issues surrounding the forthcoming campaign
• Includes humorous web sites, a tribute to the late Pat Paulsen
Presidency 2000
• Description of likely candidates for the Presidency and political assessment
• Links to their respective web pages

Grace York, Coordinator, Documents Center
University of Michigan Library
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