It is important to list the series of events about the Watergate Scandal especially because it gives a history as to why Richard Nixon was so adamant about not cooperating with the FBI during this scandal. President Richard M. Nixon gave executive privilege a bad name when he used it to try to conceal information. Richard Nixon exercised his executive power when he wanted to prevent that the White house tapes which had incriminating evidence that he participated in a cover up involving illegal activities by his officials. Nixon claimed that by keeping the tapes Nixon he was protecting the National Security but in actuality according to the Supreme Court Nixon was trying to protect himself from any incriminating information. And although
