It is such a shame that I just found out about the Watergate Scandal through watching this film. Nevertheless, the Investigative journalism/writing shown in the film did not fail to give such a strong knowledge about the various illegal government and criminal activities and idea about how one works in this industry. The Washing Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein illuminated the “behind the scenes” of what really happened during the Watergate break in that eventually lead to the major
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Nixon tried to do whatever it took to make the outcome justify all of the wrong that he did. Nixon tried anything that he thought might work, so that he could have a second term as the president. Nixon paid the plumbers not to talk about all of the illegal things that they were told to do and Nixon paid the plumbers with the campaign donations. The plumbers lied under oath which is illegal. Nixon paid the plumbers to lie because if they had told the truth, Nixon would not have been elected for
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The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and President Richard Nixon's administration's subsequent attempt to cover up its involvement. After the five burglars were caught and the conspiracy was discovered, Watergate was investigated by the United States Congress. Meanwhile, Nixon's
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During the 1970’s in the United States, many political and economical problems were faced that would change the U.S. and its people forever. Throughout this decade, Richard Nixon became the first president ever to resign in office, due to a probable impeachment, and two oil spills that caused enormous blows to the economy. The combination of all these problems led the U.S. to another low point in its timeline, Jimmy Carter thought the nation was at a “crisis in confidence” because of the status
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The resignation of Richard Nixon had a very detrimental affect on the American People while distorting the image of the Republican party. At this time there was the environmentalist movement, women's suffrage, minorities fighting for equal rights, and the Watergate Scandal. For years to come after this the American people would have have trust issues with the government and the republican party as the next elected president after Nixon was Jimmy Carter who was a democrat. In (Document C) it says
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Political leaders of the United States were, at one time, thought of as essential members to our society. Naturally political leaders are those who represent, satisfy, and help the needs of the people. However our trust in our the government has drastically declined. People lost faith and trust in the government as a result of national secrets hidden and scandals that occurred right under our noses. One of the biggest scandals that further caused the mistrust of the government by the people was the
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the Watergate case, which was recorded and presented to the world. Investigators looked more into the tapes and noticed that some of the clippings were erased, meaning possible other conversations about or with the CRP. After Nixon resigned, Gerald Ford, Nixon’s vice president, took over, he pardoned
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Richard Nixon was born to Frank and Hannah Nixon on the 9th of January, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon grew up in a very troubled household. Despite the fact that they were a middle class family, they struggled to financially provide for themselves and their children. Growing up, Nixon would work at a gas station to provide for himself. Nixon was extremely intelligent and did well in school. He had a desire to be successful, which he got from his father. This desire to succeed took Nixon
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How does our textbook characterize Gerald Ford? How did Ford ascend to the presidency? Gerald ford is characterized as someone who lacked execution, intelligence, and brought problems instead of solving them. Ford came up with a plan to fix the inflation and improve the economy, but instead he did just the opposite. The economy quickly decreased and the unemployment rate began to rise (Carnes and Garraty 669). This led him to make cuts in taxes, but it only caused the inflation to worsen (Carnes
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The mention of Richard Nixon’s presidency is invariably connected to the Watergate scandal, because of its effect on the public’s view of the presidency and government. It is hard to forget one of the most massive instances of government corruption and dishonesty that stemmed from the president himself. Nixon was known as a politician that would do whatever it takes to achieve his political goals and eliminate his competition. He came into the presidency when the U.S. was in a time of cultural
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