J Edgar Hoover's Influence In The FBI

Richard Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate scandal left no doubt to his involvement of being impeached. During the Nixon Administration, he was able to prevent colleges from being gender biased and allowing both male and female to have equal opportunity and receiving financial aid as well as competing in sports. He was able to establish the Environmental Protection Agency. He also worked to create a relationship between the U.S and the Middle East. Unfortunately, even with all of the accomplishments, he was able to have, everyone will remember Richard Nixon as the president who was involved in the Watergate scandal. The Watergate scandal left an asterisk by his legacy while being in the office, the results left him with having to resign and with him facing criminal charges as well, the Scandal became well known to the public in the summer of 1974. Through my essay, I will discuss why I am intrigued by the Watergate scandal, and discuss what if Richard Nixon never got caught on the audio tape?

Former Senator Joseph McCarthy put it perfectly when he said, “… for the FBI is J. Edgar Hoover and I think we can rest assured that it will always be.” (qtd. in Denenberg 7). J. Edgar Hoover is credited for reconstructing the Bureau of Investigations (later renamed Federal Bureau of Investigations). Regardless of how people saw him, Hoover was powerful and committed, and did everything within his power to improve the agency that would make this country a safer place for all.

Among them would be Bob Bernstein, and Carl Woodward, reporters for The Washington Post. They used a background source “Deep Throat” to uncover the relationship between the scandal and the White House. “Deep Throat” later announced was W.Mark Felt. The Senate makes a special committee that nominated Archibald Cox to head the special investigations. James D St. Clair was appointed to be Nixon’s defense counsel. Startling information shocked the nation. There was a check of $25000 in one of the burglar’s bank account. Archibald then learns that Nixon taped all his conversations in the white house. Archibald demanded tapes but Nixon denied. Archibald was getting close to uncovering the case so Nixon demanded him to be fired. He demanded Attorney General Richardson but he protested and resigned. Next in line was Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus who also protested and resigned. Finally, Solicitor General Robert Bork carried out orders. John Sirica, a judge and he also realized not all the pieces of the puzzle were put together.

Nixon was also influenced by his middle-class background just like Johnson. His family was not at all wealthy so as a result he was unable to attend Ivy League colleges. He work at his family’s grocery store with his father to make ends meet. Nixon was always antagonized and feeling insecure because he didn 't go to the top notch schools he felt he needed to prove himself to those of the privileged class throughout his political career. Nixon was uncomfortable with traditional political methods as was Johnson. Johnson accepted the limelight where, Nixon was shy and hide away from it. Many described him as stiff. Nixon believed in the power of discipline and nonstopping effort. Nixon was introverted and self-reliant. The differences in character between Johnson and Nixon influenced the course of their policies.

Often silent at dinner parties, he did not openly party or imbibe. Instead he was a dignified politician that believed in small government and in the people as the key to prosperity. He took great measures to reduce the control of government and reduced the power of the FTC and business regulations. His popularity was massive, but instead of seeking a second term, he quietly stepped away from politics after his first

"I have no fears for the future of our country. It is bright with hope," said by Herbert Hoover as he was attempting to receive the public’s vote during his run for president in 1929. Herbert Hoover grew up in Oregon, but his parents had him in a town in Iowa. He later graduated from Stanford as a mining engineer after he enrolled in 1891 when the school first opened. He later married Lou Henry, who also went to Stanford, and they moved to China. When he lived in China he became China’s leading engineer. He returned to America after World War I and eventually ran for president in 1928. Herbert Hoover affected humanity in a mixed way due to his successful international affairs and because of his poor economic decisions.

Making it so that no president could serve more than two terms, four years each. This did not leave much of an impact on the government or society, as, aside from FDR, no other president had gone beyond eight years. But, this unspoken term needed to be addressed as neither political party was keen about the other having the presidential party in said position for an undetermined amount of time. It is theorized that if certain presidents had kept going on for a third or fourth term, they could have seen out the full implementation of their policies instead of leaving it to their predecessors, but it is only a theory with no evidence is supporting the

Hoover was elected in 1928 at 53 years old, he had won primaries in California,New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maryland. His administration promised to keep lower taxes and a tax on imports and exports also known as a protective tariff. (Faushold). He also had the votes of most women as in this time it was a new right given to these women(History). But as he came into office Hoover started losing popularity, and that because of five words, "a final triumph over poverty"—words

Hoover was beginning to demonstrate conservative beliefs even before the onset of the Great Depression. Document A shows Hoover’s wish to avoid being thought of as a complete supporter of laissez-faire ideas. He appeared irresolute when it came to preserving the capitalistic society of the 1920s. During this time, society was managed by corrupt political bosses, such as Tweed. The American economy had flourished under the private interest policies of Harding and Coolidge, which forced Hoover to promise the American people that he would not abandon the laissez-faire economics, which had been so successful during past presidencies. Hoover was sure, however, that working class Americans would not be opposed to restricting unfair business practices. Documents B and C depict Hoover’s lack of support for private interest or public purpose policies. In these documents, Hoover stresses the significance of individual interests

Hoover started creating jobs when the Depression caused Americans to demand public purpose reform, but the public still quickly characterized him as a conservative despite passing some, now considered, liberal legislation. At first Hoover stubbornly held to his belief that government could not and should not try to end the Depression as shown in Document B. In 1930, Hoover remained conservative. He rarely intervened in the economy and

In today’s society I believe the Supreme Court Justices should have term limits. When a president appoints a judge to serve in the Supreme Court he generally picks a judge who is of the same opinion as him regarding the laws. For example, say the President picks a forty something year old Supreme Court Justice, he could be there for the next four decades. Having the same opinions of the law as he had when first appointed forty years ago. I do not think this is the way our countries’ laws should be ruled on. As society changes with every decade that passes, different issues arise at different times.

Because she finds Bernard so strange, Lenina contemplates whether or not she should go to the North Pole with Benito Hoover instead of going to New Mexico with Bernard even though she has already been to the North Pole once before and did not enjoy it. She convinces Bernard to go to a wrestling show and Bernard is sullen the entire time and refuses to take Lenina's suggestion to take some soma. On their way back, he stops within a hundred feet of the waves of the Channel and begins talking about his feelings of being an individual, while Lenina begs him to leave due to the “rushing emptiness of the night.” She convinces him to take some soma and they go back and have sex.

The legacy that President Hoover passed to his successor was disastrous. The country experienced an unprecedented economic depression. However, in his speech during the presidential campaign in 1936, he expressed a deep concern that the New Deal is directed against the interests of ?poor Americans?[footnoteRef:2]. He also blamed the Roosevelt policy in violation of ?fundamental American ideals and liberties?[footnoteRef:3]. While Roosevelt was rebuilding America, Hoover attacked

No correction was in mind for these prisoners. Convicts filled the empty hours with talk, mostly about the crimes they had committed and ways they could beat the law. Drug addicts and other petty offenders were mixed with killers and robbers. Young felons, who had taken to crime for no more than sheer pleasure or pride on a dare, came out of prison with no job skills but with plenty of advice from more experienced criminals. In 1933, J. Edgar Hoover was made the director of the recently established FBI agency.

For as long as I can remember our country has been involved in some form of conflict. With these conflicts came groups who sought to hurt the U.S. on its sovereign soil. I was in pre-k when the Boeing 757’s hit the Twin Towers in New York. My mother checked me out of school after it occurred; she had a sense of urgency to get my brother and I home. I didn’t know what was going on and I was frightened because my mom was as well. When we got home she went straight to the television and turned it to the news. I did not really understand what I was seeing other than a couple of buildings that were on fire. As I grew older the more my understanding of what occurred that tragic day did too. I began to feel a sense of sorrow and that was the initial I needed to set my mind on the track to become a Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The task of the FBI is not to only investigate the scene after a major event like what occurred in New York, but their main focus is to stop any form of attack before it begins. April 2013, two brothers planted bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line, killing a few and injuring a couple of hundreds of people. Again, I feel this sense of sorrow, but this time I began questioning, “How safe is our country from attacks?” July 2015, Chattanooga, Tennessee a man began to open fire on the recruiting office… He killed five people four of which were Marines and the other a sailor. This act was my breaking point, my determination to