Rampart scandal

President Richard Nixon is one of the most well known U.S. Presidents to date. During, not only his presidency, but also as a politician before getting elected, Nixon had a heavy influence all across the United States. With a man like Richard Nixon as president during the challenging time period of the 1960 's and 1970 's, many people expected a man with his status to be a good president. But shockingly, many things went wrong with not only his presidency, but also the man himself. Even with his…

Richard Nixon’s time as president quickly became one of the most debated and controversial times in American history. An incident of burglary involving the president rose to national exposure in what became known as the Watergate scandal. At first, Nixon and his administration stood behind a curtain of lies in order to save their reputations. However, evidence revealed crimes committed by the president in which led to Supreme Court involvement. Eventually, resignation was the only option for…

Richard Nixon’s paranoia led him to re-install a recording system in the White House after removing the recorder that was already in place. Mistrust led to his downfall as President of the United States. Nixon feared that his people would turn on him during his presidency, so he installed the voice-activated recorder as a means of security for himself. Nixon viewed the tapes as his personal property and never expected anyone else to listen to them unless the tapes would benefit him; his plan…

Richard Nixon was in one of the most controversial issues that the United States has ever seen. The Watergate Scandal is now well known throughout history today. This issue led to Nixon resigning only 2 years in his 2nd term. Did President Nixon make the right decisions? Can anyone really trust the government after a situation like this? Some Historians believe that this changed the course of history, and that we can never truly trust the government again. While others believe that Nixon didn’t…

Men is a historical non-fiction book written collaboratively by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in 1974, both were investigative journalists reporting about the Watergate Scandal for the Washington Post. This book chronicles the break-in at the Watergate and all the wrongdoings that followed. History.com explains this scandal and everything that went down by saying, “Early in the morning of June 17, 1972, several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee…

Presidential scandals affect the entire nation. While some are particularly worse than others, they can also help implement change in things that will make the nation grow stronger. For example, the election of 1876 with former president Rutherford B. Hayes helped the country understand how a president is elected into office and clarified the confusion between the importance of popular vote and electoral vote, which greatly impacted Washington D.C. However, there are other presidential scandals…

Under Lock and Key No one president has been more controversial or complicated than Richard M. Nixon. He was man who fought an internal battle between his “light” and “dark” sides throughout his personal and political life. Ultimately the darkness is what overpowered his presidency and captured the attention of the American people. However, Nixon is not to be simplified into a villain, rather he is paradoxical figure who cannot be nailed down to a single archetype. Therefore his memorial must…

In elementary school, I struggled with the comprehension of the material in my classes. Although, this was a simpler time period in my school career I never excelled in any specific subject until middle school. I have always suffered through Writing and English courses, but began to transcend in math at age eleven. It was at this age where I began to rationally think about my career options in this field. At the time, and even today still, I was intrigued by fashion. Anything from the runways to…

It is reasonable to expect that with a common set of facts, two experts within a discipline with a high level of expertise will make similar conclusions. However, as is evident in society and the areas of knowledge, experts will reach a wide variety of varying opinions that result in disagreements. Within the area of history, there are many discrepancies that arise between the opinions of experts due to bias. How does bias affect knowledge within history? For example, while researching the Bay…

in the US, Enron had reported sales reached $101 billion in 2000, and also in year 2012, the share price of Enron climbed the peak to $90 dollars. Nevertheless, in such short time with some simple tips and complex tips, Enron plunged into a major scandal in the history, and very quickly, in December 11-2001, Enron 's stock price dropped to $1, a day before bankruptcy in February 12-2001. Enron filed for bankruptcy protection. With assets of $63.4 billion, this is the biggest bankruptcy in U.S…