Watergate Scandal Essay

On July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Leslie Lynch King, Jr. was born to his abusive father, Leslie Lynch King, and his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. Two weeks after his birth, his parents divorced and him and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, MI. While in Grand Rapids, his mother met a businessman named Gerald R. Ford. Dorothy and Gerald soon got married. Gerald was immediately nicknamed “Jerry” Ford and in 1935 officially changed his name to Gerald R. Ford Jr. Gerald was a successful athlete…

American history for saving the capitalistic system from destruction and for raising his nation to the status of a world superpower. In contrast, Nixon severely damaged the presidency and the credibility of the government with his role in the Watergate scandal. His lack of achievement in domestic policy adds to his unsuccessful administration, though part of the blame does lie with the Democratic Congress that opposed many of Nixon’s proposals. In foreign policy, Nixon did succeed at forging a…

with the Sun Belt which was a region in the south where the climate contains mild winter, frequent sunny skies. It is the fastest growing region in the U.S. President Nixon is most commonly known for the Watergate Scandal when members of his administration broke into headquarters in the Watergate complex. In the following year OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), was an organization formed with 14 nations involved with the purpose of coordinating petroleum…

pass. It took until 1977, for the 35th state to ratify the ERA. During the 1970’s people began an Anti-war Movement. Protesters filled the streets. People saw protesting as a threat and started closing businesses and colleges down. In 1972 The Watergate Scandal took place. People began to stop paying…

firm. Gerald Ford’s presidency was a huge surprise.One of the primary reasons why Gerald Ford’s presidency was a surprise was because he kept climbing the ranks of the offices without even being elected to the official positions. Due to the watergate scandal, Richard Nixon, became the first United States president to resign from office otherwise he would have been removed from office through impeachment. Gerald Ford probably lost a lot of his popularity due to his support of Richard Nixon and…

When Nixon resigns it means it was the removal in his office. The United States vs. Nixon was when the Supreme Court Case in which he was force to turn in the voice records and anything that he had of the watergate scandal. The endangered species act it was the conservation of almost extinct animals. The Executive Privilege was the privilege were the president claimed the executive branch of the United States. The fossil fuels it’s basically the energy of the United…

her bad health, and her family’s scandals, Many people says that she is not fit to be president because she can not even walk to the van without falling like at the 9/11 memorial in New York City. Some people think she is fit even through her and her husband’s scandals. Hillary Clinton should not be president of the United States of America. She has committed numerous crimes including treason and murder. Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in 1946 in…

maltreated his authority and, ironically, summoned himself to hell as he added more blood to his hands. With similar dominance, Nixon’s corrupt administration covered up the Watergate Scandal and instructed the CIA to stop the investigation, which was “an abuse of presidential power and a deliberate obstruction of justice” (Watergate). In an attempt to remain in power, Nixon destroyed evidence and discharged disobliging employees. These men, in favor of themselves, took down other people to gain…

In the 70’s, there were many impactful people that shaped society and the world into what they are today. Many of these people were leaders of significant movements, important politicians, singers and performers, and even authors and movie writers. Their individual work and efforts to change the world around them made a large impact on many aspects of society today. Some influential people in the 1970s include the political figures of the time. Presidents and Vice Presidents alike altered…

John Dean, a previous Republican that served as White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973, wrote numerous books, a few of which include, “The Nixon Defense”, “Blind Ambition, and Conservatives Without Conscious”, but his book, “Broken Government: how Republican rule destroyed the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”, is an informative book written by a former Republican that tells about how the Republicans current actions have destroyed the…