Watergate scandal

certain actions that are considered universally immoral. Such actions include lying, cheating, and stealing – all of which are included in the EHS honor code. In the Watergate Scandal, Richard Nixon broke our honor code. By denying all involvement in the scandal, Nixon lied. It is confirmed that Nixon knew about the burglary and paid Watergate defendants to keep quiet about the event. Nixon was…

Imagine if the president was involved in a scandal that required multiple cover-ups and lies, ruining the trust in the government. President Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, devised a scandal like that described above. He, along with his robbers, planned to break into the federal government’s Watergate building and steal confidential files and documents. The Watergate Scandal truly began in 1972, when Nixon and his reelection committee were caught during the process of…

The Watergate Scandal changed the way people thought of President Richard Nixon. If the event had not occurred he would have been known as one of the better presidents and until this day people still do not trust elected officials or government because of it. It is hard to have a healthy society without out having faith in the government, especially when it comes to voting. This was a life changing event for many Americans. It was on the morning on June 17, 1972 that several burglars were…

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…

Guilty or Less Guilty? While some people may not believe that Nixon was involved in the Watergate Scandal, there is substantial proof that he was. The Watergate Scandal is considered to be one of the largest political scandals in history as well as the only one to bring down a presidency. While the news of the scandal shocked the nation, the culprit behind it all did not. "Richard M. Nixon was a secretive man who did not tolerate criticism well, who engaged in numerous acts of duplicity, who…

Watergate Scandal Why did president Nixon want the tapes and documents? According to Gerald R. (History.com) it was made in 2015 no specific date. This subject is mostly about the steps of the Watergate Scandal. There were several burglars invloed. The scandal took place on June 17 1972. In August 1974. During Richard Nixon's reelection campaign they got caught wiretapping the whole thing. Six weeks after Nixon resigned Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as president, he…

special prosecutor in the Watergate scandal, Leon Jaworski, said, “From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law”(“The Watergate Scandal”). President Richard Nixon dishonored the presidency by being deceitful to the country, misusing his powers by being involved in illegal acts, resulting in corruption and lies. Watergate was one of…

The Watergate Scandal forever ruined the nation’s trust in the Presidency. Although the United States was doing well and had just made it out of the unpopular Vietnam War, the nation almost impeached Richard Nixon for his unacceptable actions. After the Watergate Scandal, there have been many more outrages from other well-known politicians. The Nation has reached a point where it can no longer trust the past and present presidents because of their actions. During a warm, early morning on June…

did the Watergate Scandal and other major events impact the already diminishing views of United States Citizens towards the government during the 1960’s and 70’s? United States History is filled with scandal and misconduct. From the corrupt bargain, in 1824, where Andrew Jackson was cheated out of winning president, to the Iran-Contra Affair, where weapons were sold secretly for the release of U.S. hostages. The biggest scandal in United States history, however, is the Watergate Scandal. In an…

This paper is my reaction to the article Watergate. The article describes, in detail, what events went down during the Watergate Scandal. The scandal started in June of 1972 when 5 men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and were charged for burglary. Over the course of the scandal, 28 of Nixon's aides and officials were charged with crimes that were connected to the President. President Nixon finally resigned in August of 1974. I was…