HW4.1

Document C
Questions for understanding
1.“Mr. Dash” is Sam Dash, an attorney for the Senate Watergate Committee. What does he hope to discover, overall from his questions of Mr. Kalmbach?
Mr.Dash hoped to discover if Nixon did the assignment illegally or legally. He wanted to know if Nixon bribes to do the assignment or not.

2.Why do you suppose Mr. Dash makes Mr. Kalmbach recount his trip from the West Coast to Washington, DC?
Mr.Dash will be able to check if Mr.Kalmbach was lying or not. Also, he could get more imformation about his trip.

Questions for exam practice
3.What is the message of Doc C?
Nixon and Mr. Kalmbach wanted to keep the assignment private.

4.What is the significance of the “$50,000 - $100,000”?
"$50,000 - $100,000" is significant as a large amount of money for the assignment.

5.What is one value of this document for the historian investigating whether men working for President Nixon broke the law or not?
This is value based on purpose. Mr. Dash wanted to proved that Nixon had broke the law. (bribery)

6.Is that value based on origin or purpose?
Value based on purpose