Watergate scandal

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…

The scandal involving President Nixon and many of his top aids took place over a total of 4 years and became known as the Watergate Affair. It involved many people, break ins, cover ups, corruption at the highest level of the American political system, and a man who would stop at nothing to achieve re-election. Watergate it’s self tested the faith of the American people in the democratic system and in the end led to the President losing the American peoples trust and support. From the…

men had broken into to the watergate office in Washington DC. The money they had stolen was called a slush fund which is money used illegally in mostly political aspects. Later on through ther investigation it was later realized that the the burglars slush fund was related to Committee for the Reelection of the President which was one of the main campaigning systems for president Nixon. Nixon had tried to move the attention away from him and his committee by calling upon the FBI, CIA, and IRS to…

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…

They think that because the courts are part of the judicial branch, government workers and politicians can be exempt from trials and investigations. When they do get investigated or tried, there seems to be some instance or work around that leaves them in the clear. In the case of the Watergate scandal, Nixon and his administration were found guilty of hiding tape recorders in the Democratic Committee headquarters and he himself was impeached, but not convicted (“Watergate”). In recent times,…

consistent with those principles that they teach” (M.Moore, et. Al, 2003). Readings state that Nixon knew about the Watergate Espionage operation before it happened but he tried to cover it up, raising “hush money” for burglars, and in a persistent effort to stop the FBI from investigating the crime. Was it biblical to pardon him? Was it ethical? “All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God” (Rms 3:23). We may have tried to cover up our sins; we may have tried to lie about…

The Watergate Scandal, who provoke the only resignation of a president in the history of the United State, occurred in the period between 1972 to 1975. This was the biggest political scandal in the American nation to this day. In like manner, involved not just the president of the country Richard Nixon, but also a some members of the Republican Administration during the election campaign of 1972. According to the book, America A Narrative History, Vol. 2 (Emory, D. & Brown, G. 2016), “ By the…

Olivia Plunkett Mr. Reader Impeachment 27 April 2015 After the Watergate scandal, former President Nixon was brought up on impeachment charges due to his involvement in the scandal. Many citizens called for the removal of Nixon from office, and he was brought up on impeachment charges, but resigned before there were any trials. According to the Constitution, a president “shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Under…

Watergate For the next year, the Nixon Administration had kept their illegal tactics to themselves as they continued to taunt Ellsberg and everyone one the enemy list. (until they got caught...) On June 17th, 1972, five members of Nixon 's Administration were arrested as they were found to have broke in the Democratic National Convention headquarters at The Watergate Hotel. They had broke in numerous times. The first to set up wiretapping materials in the Democratic office and eventually in…

Although many celebrities, and just normal people always need advice, in my opinion Richard Nixon needs the most advice from the their past self to their future selves. Nixon was the 37rd president for the United States, and could’ve been a much more excellent president. Nixon could have been an amazing president, and could’ve finished his term with just a little advice. When Richard Nixon departed as president in 1974, he was generally disliked as an aftereffect of the Watergate scandal.…