The Watergate Scandal: Republican President Richard M. Nixon

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?

Known as possibly the most notorious scandal to shock the political world, the Watergate Scandal is quite possibly the most well-known and famous of all political debaucheries. Richard Nixon, who was running for his possible second term, bribed thieves who were, caught breaking and entering at the DNC headquarters on June 17, 1972 (Staff). The FBI, who apprehended the thieves, connected money found on the burglars to a fund that was supported by Committee for the Re-Election of the President, which was the official corporation of Nixon campaign at the time. Nixon was eventually found guilty from evidence charged against him and testimonies given by his previous staff workers (Staff). After many heated court battles, the court unanimously forced Nixon to turn in what tapes he had contracted during the scandal (Scandal). The tapes proved Nixon was trying to get an upper-hand on his competitor and proved he was trying to hide wrong doings that had taken place prior to the break in. Nixon, who was facing an almost certain impeachment resigned from presidency on August 9, 1974 and

1972 – 1974: Watergate Scandal: In June, 1972, Police arrested five men who broke into the the Democratic National Committee Office in the Watergate District of Washington, D.C. When further investigated, two more men were arrested. Following a background check, it was revealed that the men belonged to a committee to re-elect the president. It was also revealed that men were paid by the committee and the committee was controlled by the people who work in the White House. This information was gathered by the Washington Post, which had an FBI informant, nicknamed “Deep Throat.” The investigation revealed that some of Nixon’s closest advisors may be involved in the scandal. Nixon was also thought to be involved as the investigation proceeded. During Senate hearings, Nixon denied an affiliation with the scandal, but it was revealed that Nixon recorded every conversation in this office. After refusing to hand-over the tapes, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to do so. He did turnover the tapes, however there were minutes missing from the recordings. Congress drew up the Articles of Impeachment to impeach Nixon, but he decided to resign before he was

The Watergate Scandal was the downfall of Richard Nixon. It made Americans put less trust in the government and built trust in the media. It all takes place at the Watergate Hotel. He led an extremely corrupt administration to get him re elected. He also was the first President to resign. The unethical organization that was formed was called the CRP (later creep). They helped Nixon get re elected in 1972. They used illegal tactics to get him re elected. They paid lawyers for the burglars who broke into the Watergate Hotel. These people were known as the Plumbers. That was directed by John Ehrlichman. They were the White House investigation unit. They prevented information leak and burglarize any of Nixon reveals. Watergate seven was Richard Nixon closest comrades. They were in charge of the Creep and the plumbers that carried out many illegal activities. Christ the Transformer of Business culture is a good trait to obtain. “These people are intimately involved with those in the business, but their distinctive Christian standards are not lost” (Ruddell, 2004, p. 40). The people that were involved in the Watergate scandal should have had this trait.

Richard Nixon was the United States 37th President during 1969 to 1974 where he ultimately resigned from office due to the Watergate Scandal. During his presidency, June of 1972, five males broke into the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Complex and attempted to steal top secret files about the running Democratic parties for the upcoming election. The fourth attempt to break-in (one previous break-in succeeding but not accomplishing the goal) had been planned by Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy at the hand of the Committee to Reelect the President, Nixon's campaign committee. Mitchell was the key approver for the break-in to take place. They were unsuccessful due to the security guard working that night discovering many of the

Watergate is the popular name for the political scandal and constitutional crisis that began with the arrest of five burglars who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office in Washington D.C. on the night of June 17, 1972. It ended with the resignation of president Richard M. Nixon. The burglars and two co-potters-G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt were indicated on charges of burglary, conspiracy, and wiretapping. Four monthes later, they were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John J. Sirica, who was convicted that pertinent details had not been unveiled during the trial and proffered leniency in exchange for further information. As it

Richard Nixon's first term as president will always be connected with the Watergate scandal, the biggest political scandal in United States history. Various illegal activities were conducted including burglary, wire tapping, violations of campaign financing laws, sabotage, and attempted use of government agencies to harm political opponents to help Richard Nixon win reelection in the 1972 presidential elections. There were about 40 people charged with crimes related to the scandal. Most of them were convicted by juries or pleaded guilty. Watergate involved more high-level government officials than any previous scandal. It has been etched in the minds of millions and is still being recalled today when faced with the present day scandal of

“I am not a crook” is one of the most famous quotes from President Richard M. Nixon.  Citizens of the United States of America would hope that their president would never have to defend himself as a crook, but that is just what happened in the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. President Nixon had to defend himself for not being a crook because of the events famously known as the ‘Watergate Scandal’. In 1972, members of Nixon’s re-election committee broke into the Democratic National Committee’s Watergate offices and stole top-secret documents as well as trying to get into their phone system. They eventually were caught and so was President Nixon which led him to his resignation. Even though it was an unfortunate event, there have been positive outcomes because of it. The lasting implications of the Watergate Scandal have been generally positive on society because of the passing of Ethics in Government Act, amending the Freedom of Information Act and 42 states passing election reform laws.

Over the last few decades, the United States has faced many controversies that have plagued our nation’s reputation, as well as creating a, predictable, distrust between the citizens and the government, on all levels. Our current President has stirred up many conversations and controversies, though the president may land his name in the history books, for all the wrong reasons. There happens to be another president in our past, who’s actions had created countless books, movies, discussions, and news reports; the president in question is none other than the infamous President Richard Nixon. The Watergate Scandal was an incredibly complex incident that brought attention to all sorts of questionable ethical actions, which ultimately led to President

For many to forgive is one of the toughest thing to do, while it comes easy for others; a decision to pardon someone is beneficial whether individual or to a country as we see in President Gerald Ford decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal. President Nixon the only United States President to ever resign as a consequence of the Watergate scandal. (Whitehouse.gov) One has to understand that forgiveness is the beginning of a healing process and at the time the United States of America as a nation need to heal as the country recovery from the ordeal of the Vietnam War. In my opinion, President Nixon only logical choice was to resign because he would almost definitely would be charged with criminal charges and would have been impeached. On the other hand I believe that President Ford humbly put himself aside and put his country interest first, in life not many are willing to do that.

When placed in the overall context of President Nixon’s administration, the Watergate Scandal is perhaps less surprising due to the attitudes and actions that were present throughout his time as president. Throughout his presidency, Nixon the press as an enemy of his administration and he sought to keep many of his actions a secret from the American people. He strongly detested leaks from his administration as he felt that an exposure of his actions to the general public would hurt him. In order to preserve the secrecy of his administration, Nixon greatly elevated surveillance and other information gathering programs within his administration, often ignoring the legal boundaries that they may have been crossing. Nixon’s obsession with the press led him to extensively use the agencies at his control (i.e. the CIA, FBI, IRS, NSA, and the DIA), to monitor journalists and other people that he thought could harm his administration. Although previous presidents had used surveillance and information gathering programs, he greatly exceeded his predecessors in both the scope and volume of the programs he used. Nixon eventually became dissatisfied with the intelligence agencies (the CIA and FBI) as he viewed their unwillingness to break the law at his orders and to do so quickly as an issue that prevented him from effectively leading his presidency. Because of Helms’s and Hoover’s refusal to fully cooperate, Nixon looked to people such as his aide ,John Ehrlichman, and people

Watergate was the name of the biggest political scandal in United States history. It included various illegal activities constructed to help President Richard Nixon win reelection in the 1972 presidential elections. Watergate included burglary, wire tapping, violations of campaign financing laws, and sabotage and attempted use of government agencies to harm political opponents. It also involved a cover-up of conduct. There were about 40 people charged with crimes in the scandal and related crimes. Most of them were convicted by juries or pleaded guilty.

Watergate is a synonymous with Richard Nixon. For many young American’s little is know about Richard Nixon outside of the fact that he resigned from the office of President in disgrace over the events surrounding the Watergate scandal. The scandal overshadowed Nixon’s triumphs in foreign policy and his landslide re-election victory in 1972. Less than two years after President Nixon carried all but one state in securing his election his presidency would end as a result of the investigations that began after the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic Party at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC. The series of incidents that occurred between 1971 through 1974 are commonly referred to as the Watergate scandal (Charles River Editors). On June 17,1972 five men were arrested after a security guard called

President Richard Nixon's Watergate Scandal is one of the most controversial court cases to this date. He was the first president to ever resign from office and caused the American trust in the government to suffer. Did Richard Nixon really have something to hide? Did the Supreme court make the right decision? Was the case handled in the most sufficient way? Whether one agrees with the outcome of Nixon vs. United States or not, this case left a mark on American history and shouldn't lessen trust in the American Government. The case was treated just as equally as any other case and went through the long Judicial practice as stated in the Constitution.

The scandal surrounding President Richard Nixon, and a break in at the Democratic National Headquarters. The story began of May of 1972, when a group of people on Nixon’s reelection committee broke into the headquarters and installed wire-tapes, microphones, and stole copies of secret documents. However, the microphones and wiretaps did not work, so on June 17, a group of five men broke into the headquarters to install new ones. The men were caught and arrested, but the mystery was why they did this. Eventually, it was clear that Nixon was closely related to these burglars, and the judge of their trial, along with others, decided to do some more investigation.