Before the summer of 1972‚ the word "Watergate" meant nothing more than an office and luxurious apartment complex in Washington‚ D.C. As a result of a "third-rate burglary" on June 17 of that year‚ it came to be associated with the greatest political scandal of that century and would change the lives of the many people involved — especially President Richard M. Nixon. While doing his rounds at the Watergate Hotel in the early morning of June 17‚ 1972‚ security guard Frank Wills found a door
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feel to be right. As Americans we put our faith and trust into the leaders we elect to vouch and advocate for us‚ but the real question is how much faith and trust do we have in these individuals to make the correct choices for we the people? On June 17‚ 1972 the faith and trust placed into President Nixon hands was abruptly taken away from him after the news of the Watergate Scandal that he was directly intertwined in. Watergate came to be known as the greatest political scandal in United States history
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Throughout the country‚ the Watergate Scandal changed the lives of many Americans as well as America itself. Many Americans have different opinions about what happened with the Watergate Scandal. President Nixon did many things well during his Presidency‚ but one mistake changed his whole career and the way people thought of him. If someone makes a mistake in life the best thing you can do is admit what they did. Nixon covered up the evidence and had to pay for it. When a person commits a wrong doing
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rose above 35 percent (ABC News). The Watergate Scandal involved a number of illegal activities that were designed to help President Richard Nixon win re-election. The scandal involved burglary‚ wiretapping‚ campaign financing violations‚ and the use of government agencies to harm political opponents. One of the major aspects of the scandal was to cover-up of all these illegal actions. "Watergate‚ however‚ differed from most previous political scandals because personal greed apparently did not
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Many people argue that the Watergate Scandal had an overall damaging and negative influence on American politics. They say that the scandal instilled in the citizens a feeling of distrust and doubt regarding politicians. On the other hand‚ I believe that even though the Watergate Scandal was an event of corruption in politics‚ its positive consequences outweighed the negative. The Watergate Scandal showed President Richard Nixon’s corruption in his attempt to cover up the break in of the office of
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presidency title when compared to his predecessor Lyndon B. Johnson because of the Watergate scandal‚ violation of international law‚ and attempt at wage and price controls. The Watergate Scandal was an act by President Nixon‚ that caused him to become the infamous president he was known as. The Watergate Scandal was a burglary that occurred in June 17‚ 1972 and was organized by none other than President Nixon himself. The scandal caused a great deal of uncertainty in America as no one wanted to believe that
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D.C. A major event called‚ the Watergate Scandal occurred during this time period as well. This is known as a major political scandal that President Nixon attempted to cover up so the United States Congress decided to investigate. The Watergate Scandal led to a constitutional crisis since Nixon abused his power. The term Watergate came from the illegal activities done by Nixon’s administration like bugging the offices of his political opponents. After this scandal‚ Nixon resigned as President in
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lWatergate Scandal Timeline A Complicated President There have been many scandals throughout American presidential history‚ but only one has ever brought down a presidency. To understand Watergate‚ it is helpful to have an understanding of the culture of the administration‚ and of the psyche of the man himself. Richard M. Nixon was a secretive man who did not tolerate criticism well‚ who engaged in numerous acts of duplicity‚ who kept lists of enemies‚ and who used the power of the presidency to
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The Watergate Scandal was one of the largest scandals of American history. Richard Nixon was a father‚ a President‚ a friend‚ a Congressman and was the cause of the Watergate Scandal. But he betrayed his country by trying to cover up the fact that he was a part of the scandal. Nixon tried to hide the fact he didn’t know about the scandal by giving money to the people who broke into the Watergate and tried to stop the investigators that were looking into the crime and even tried to get the Federal
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name 1 President Nixon and the “Watergate Scandal” By: name A White House political scandal came to light during the summer of the 1972 presidential campaign between Republican candidate President Richard Nixon and Democratic candidate Senator George McGovern. The scandal surfaced after a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington‚ D.C. After several Congressional hearings‚ it all ended in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974
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