Betty Ford

As a former Chief Investigator for the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department, our department faced many different dilemmas when it came to the purchasing of safety equipment for the department. The department had to begin to look at purchasing bullet proof vest for men and women of the department. There were many different strategies that were to be used during the purchase of the bullet proof vest. The Sheriff Department used the cost- plus pricing method, which is a mechanism that is used to…

Individual Project 1 In the editorial “Watergate: The Unfinished Business” the focal points are what was accomplished during the Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The debate was centered on what more could have been accomplished (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The article argues that Nixon on met the minimum requirements during Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). On April 17 Nixon made an announcement on the severity of the Watergate situation, stating that he had serious…

There have been many times in United States history when the press has held politicians accountable for a variety of reasons. Today, with the growth of media there are more issues of accountability arising but one issue that is very important in U.S. history is a case known as the Pentagon Papers. This case occurred in 1971 when the New York Times released documents from the Vietnam war accusing former President Nixon and his Administration. The Pentagon Papers were a series of papers that…

Did you know that Ronald Reagan even served as a student body president when he was in school? He had it in him since he was a child. He not only did that, he also was involved in many extracurricular activities. Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911. After Graduating his interest career was entertainment, he even appeared in fifty films in Hollywood. Ronald later went on to serve two terms as governor of California. During his first term, Ronald froze government…

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…

n 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned from his second term in the Oval Office. President Nixon was involved in a scandal at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. The Republican president Nixon was believed to have ordered the burglars to go to the Democratic National committee for a crime of wire tapping and stealing documents. President Nixon tries to console, defending his honor, and remind the public all that has been accomplished. Richard Nixon tries to console the public by using…

Thoughout history there have always been scandals. In The Histories, Herodotus was a fan of discussing the scandal in Persia with two impostor kings, which when exposed led to Darius assuming the throne, or the scandal in Delphi when the high priestess was bribed to make fake oracles that resulted in Sparta attacking Athens. Nowadays we hear about scandals quite frequently, usually to do with a minister of Parliament misusing public funds, or a celebrity saying something controversial. The…

2015 denoted the date Marty McFly went to when he flew out to the future in the scandalous DeLorean in Back to the Future Part II: 21 October 2015. Here at CANSTAR, we celebrated in style by figuring the amount it would cost to safeguard the DeLorean. (We're insane gathering people here.) Expense to guarantee the DeLorean We have made the accompanying essential presumptions in setting up this quote: Goes 10,000 to 15,000 km/year (barring time travel) Auto typically lives in a carport…

Cars are one of the most beloved creations from the age of the Industrial Revolution. They make getting from one point to another much easier and much more efficient. The very first models, however, were extremely basic in their design and performance. Since their invention in the early twentieth century, countless strides in development have been made to enhance the driving experience. Drum brakes in 1902, the electric starter in 1911, the first power steering system in 1926, flashing turn…

Respond to “All the President’s Men” The “All the President’s Men” is a political film that shows a couple of reporters investigating the Watergate scandal were five men break-in at the Democratic National Committee. The film approaches the scandal as an investigation made for the reporters that transform the film into a suspense movie. The calls, the meetings, the resources, and the effort that both reporters implemented to create the perfect story for the scandal was giving results and,…