Nixonland is defiantly a must read for those who are seeking to know more about our 37th president, Richard Nixon, and how his presidency really drove a steak between the liberals and conservatives, at which gave the stereotypes that we use in politics today. Throughout the book, Pearlstein uses Richard Nixon as a viewing lens, through which we, as a reader view the time period. Nixonland is much more than just about Nixon, he played such a huge role in shaping how one, debates in current times. It is a brilliant piece of literature that takes you in and describes the social and political history during Nixon’s era. Richard Nixon was a brilliant figure; he could be compared to a chess player. This made him such a good politician because he
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He could give the best speechs that just made you believe in him and what he was saying. In 1952, after presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Nixon to be his running mate as the Vice President. After Nixon accept and started running alongside Eisenhower, then the New York Post gave a famous news report headlined Secret Nixon Fund: Secret Rich Men’s Trust Keeps Nixon in Style Far Beyond His Salary. In this headline they accused Richard Nixon of accepting money from campaign donors that were buying influence with Nixon. They accused him of having a secret fund that was stocked with cash for “personal expenses”, around $16,000. (Perlstein 36-37) So Nixon went on tv to talk to the nation and defend his name. He went on to say that the money was just for campaign expenses, and that no one received any special treatment. He would continue and talk about his personal life and what he owned and how he, himself owed 30,000 on housing, 4,500 dollars to a bank In D.C., and 3,500 dollars to his parents. Now admitting this on National Television was not an easy thing to do, but he continues to say that “Pat and I have the satisfaction that every dime we’ve got is honestly ours.” Now what touched the hearts of America is when he admitted to accepting one gift after the election. A man gave his daughters a “little cocker …show more content…
Out of these forty-four presidents there have only been three presidents who were in the process of impeachment. The most known scandal in presidential history occurred in the 1970’s that was known as the Watergate Scandal. Richard Nixon “could formulate no Coherent strategic plan for the general election until he knew which Democratic Party he might be running against.” Nixon had a group of men to go in the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. and they “rifled DNF files, removing documents to photograph. James McCord installed taps on two phones. He tested them and decided that they worked to his satisfaction. (Perlstein 666 - 667) However, James’s Satisfaction was not good enough because they had to go back in and fixed the bugs, because they were on too low and one did not work at all. So afterwards, McCord goes backs and tapes the locks of the Watergate Complex to break in later just as he previously did. However, McCord made a mistake and taped the locks horizontally and instead of vertically, which resulted in a guard seeing it and reporting it to the police. This discovery brought forth Nixon’s power abuse, his Impeachment and the only presidential resignation to
He could give the best speechs that just made you believe in him and what he was saying. In 1952, after presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Nixon to be his running mate as the Vice President. After Nixon accept and started running alongside Eisenhower, then the New York Post gave a famous news report headlined Secret Nixon Fund: Secret Rich Men’s Trust Keeps Nixon in Style Far Beyond His Salary. In this headline they accused Richard Nixon of accepting money from campaign donors that were buying influence with Nixon. They accused him of having a secret fund that was stocked with cash for “personal expenses”, around $16,000. (Perlstein 36-37) So Nixon went on tv to talk to the nation and defend his name. He went on to say that the money was just for campaign expenses, and that no one received any special treatment. He would continue and talk about his personal life and what he owned and how he, himself owed 30,000 on housing, 4,500 dollars to a bank In D.C., and 3,500 dollars to his parents. Now admitting this on National Television was not an easy thing to do, but he continues to say that “Pat and I have the satisfaction that every dime we’ve got is honestly ours.” Now what touched the hearts of America is when he admitted to accepting one gift after the election. A man gave his daughters a “little cocker …show more content…
Out of these forty-four presidents there have only been three presidents who were in the process of impeachment. The most known scandal in presidential history occurred in the 1970’s that was known as the Watergate Scandal. Richard Nixon “could formulate no Coherent strategic plan for the general election until he knew which Democratic Party he might be running against.” Nixon had a group of men to go in the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. and they “rifled DNF files, removing documents to photograph. James McCord installed taps on two phones. He tested them and decided that they worked to his satisfaction. (Perlstein 666 - 667) However, James’s Satisfaction was not good enough because they had to go back in and fixed the bugs, because they were on too low and one did not work at all. So afterwards, McCord goes backs and tapes the locks of the Watergate Complex to break in later just as he previously did. However, McCord made a mistake and taped the locks horizontally and instead of vertically, which resulted in a guard seeing it and reporting it to the police. This discovery brought forth Nixon’s power abuse, his Impeachment and the only presidential resignation to