Begin with Watergate- The Scandal that Destroyed President Nixon (http://www.watergate.info/). According to

1		this site, what caused the scandal? What were its effects? How do these arguments compare to those presented in Where Historians Disagree?

Most of the websites relating to Watergate are retrospectives provided by media outlets. Examine the sites of CNN (http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/watergate/index.html), The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/front.htm) and the Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/watergate/index.html).

2		How do these sites explain the events that led to the Watergate scandal? Do their accounts differ in any significant ways? If so, how?
3		How credible do you find these websites from these media outlets? What makes their accounts trustworthy? What makes them suspect? Once again, we confront the potential problems inherent in evaluating the events of recent history. How difficult do you believe it is to impartially assess events that have happened within the lifetimes of most living Americans?

Other sites with primary and secondary sources relating to the Watergate scandal include:

4		Richard M. Nixon- The Watergate Tapes (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/watergate.html Audio and transcripts from the conversations President Nixon recorded in the Oval Office. F.B.I- Freedom of Information Act- Watergate (http://foia.fbi.gov/waterga.htm Downloadable files presenting the report of the F.B.I.’s investigation into Watergate.