Richard Nixon Thesis
Essay 4.B.1
Richard Nixon, a name that lives on in infamy. The serving President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 had his second term cut short, not from death, but from scandal. The Presidency of Nixon, when looked back in history, will always be tainted by his questioned involvement in the Watergate Scandal. Two years of events unfolded at the end of Nixon’s office that ultimately led to his resignation from the position of President.
During Nixon’s first term in office, a committee was established to help ensure his reelection in 1972. The Committee to Re-Elect the President, acronymed CREEP, helped raise funds for his campaign. In total, CREEP helped contribute $60 million to Nixon’s campaign. While raising funds was one of the main …show more content…
He announced to the American people that he had conducted an investigation on the incident, and assured the Americans that it was only a “bizarre incident” that in no way was supported by his administration. He claimed that the white house had no involvement at all in the scandal, that the intruders were radical supporters acting alone, and that no discussions about it had taken place in the White House. In the 1970s, a majority of the people trusted their political officials, so many accepted Nixon’s account and moved on from the issue.
However, two reporters did not. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward from the Washington Post kept researching the scandal. They were determined to unearth the truth about what all took place regarding the Watergate Scandal. By the time September rolled around, the two reporters had discovered many of the secrets of CREEP. They published their findings, but Nixon won reelection in November …show more content…
These tapes could prove whether or not Nixon knew about a cover up before March 1973, and could help show if he had any involvement in the Watergate Scandal. After the investigations started to reveal more information about the case, more officials resigned out of disgrace. Vice President Spiro Agnew plead no contest and resigned from his position, so Gerald Ford was appointed to the Vice President position. Nixon then entered into the “Saturday Night Massacre” where he declared that the Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox was overstepping his bounds, so he tried to force the Attorney General to fire him. When the Attorney General refused, he resigned his position alongside the Deputy Attorney General who also refused to obey the command. Finally Nixon got the third ranking Judiciary official to fire
Richard Nixon, a name that lives on in infamy. The serving President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 had his second term cut short, not from death, but from scandal. The Presidency of Nixon, when looked back in history, will always be tainted by his questioned involvement in the Watergate Scandal. Two years of events unfolded at the end of Nixon’s office that ultimately led to his resignation from the position of President.
During Nixon’s first term in office, a committee was established to help ensure his reelection in 1972. The Committee to Re-Elect the President, acronymed CREEP, helped raise funds for his campaign. In total, CREEP helped contribute $60 million to Nixon’s campaign. While raising funds was one of the main …show more content…
He announced to the American people that he had conducted an investigation on the incident, and assured the Americans that it was only a “bizarre incident” that in no way was supported by his administration. He claimed that the white house had no involvement at all in the scandal, that the intruders were radical supporters acting alone, and that no discussions about it had taken place in the White House. In the 1970s, a majority of the people trusted their political officials, so many accepted Nixon’s account and moved on from the issue.
However, two reporters did not. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward from the Washington Post kept researching the scandal. They were determined to unearth the truth about what all took place regarding the Watergate Scandal. By the time September rolled around, the two reporters had discovered many of the secrets of CREEP. They published their findings, but Nixon won reelection in November …show more content…
These tapes could prove whether or not Nixon knew about a cover up before March 1973, and could help show if he had any involvement in the Watergate Scandal. After the investigations started to reveal more information about the case, more officials resigned out of disgrace. Vice President Spiro Agnew plead no contest and resigned from his position, so Gerald Ford was appointed to the Vice President position. Nixon then entered into the “Saturday Night Massacre” where he declared that the Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox was overstepping his bounds, so he tried to force the Attorney General to fire him. When the Attorney General refused, he resigned his position alongside the Deputy Attorney General who also refused to obey the command. Finally Nixon got the third ranking Judiciary official to fire