The Effects Of The Watergate Scandal

The corruption that grew within the Nixon Administration blinded the Oval Office of its legal and ethical obligations in upholding the Constitution of America. As a result, due to the overwhelming amount of evidence incriminating President Nixon of his involvement in the Watergate burglary, President Richard Nixon was forced, and became the first and only president in the history of the Unites States of America, to resign his post. Even after his decision to resign, President Nixon delayed handing over the wiretaps of his private conversations with his senior officials because of their incriminating context. He justified his delaying of handing over the wiretaps inadvertently do a disservice to the future leader of the free world.

On national television, President Nixon defended his presidential term and his administration. He unwillingly admitted that he had made mistakes during his presidency but reassured the American people that he had not broken any laws. President Nixon claimed that he had no previous knowledge regarding the Watergate burglary and had not been briefed regarding the cover up by his senior aides until 1973. The Senate Watergate Committee and the …show more content…
The Watergate scandal may have been over but its effect could still be felt all across America. The revelations within the scandal shed light to some new concerns and apprehensions the American people had about their government. Rightly so, the scandal embarrassed and damaged the political and legal professions within Washington, and the effects of the Watergate scandal changed the way the American people perceived their country’s political and authoritative figures. It was not long after, that investigations into political misconduct and presidential allegations became the new standard pattern in Washington D.C, and displayed that the Watergate scandal had changed politics in America