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undeveloped film, two cameras, a radio device, listening devices that had phone listening capabilities long with being able to pick up conversations in the room, and “pen-size tear gas guns”7 Two reporters from the Washington post named Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward had taken an interest in this event and perhaps maybe even knew there was more to it. Two days after the scandal at the Democratic Headquarters, Bob Woodward called in a favor from whom he referred to as “an old friend”, who came

Trace Haven Mrs. Molzahn American Literature May 17, 2017 Nixon vs. People     President Richard M. Nixon once said, “ I can see clearly now… that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate” ("Watergate Quotes"). The Watergate scandal began when five men attempted to break into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Complex. The government had to create an act in order to have the right to view all surveillance footage

In his first couple of months in the oval office, Richard Nixon positively impacted the nation. As did most previous presidents do, Nixon had put himself right into action making sure he could build up and maintain and good reputation in office. But soon after completing his first term, disaster struck just as reelection was coming up. Nixon had destroyed his reputation, and by doing so showed the people how easy it was to be successful at a point and then lose it all due to one event, Watergate

On June 17, 1972, inverstigators discovered that burglars hand intruded the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. This burglary became known as the Watergate Scandal, in which, five member of Richard Nixons reelection campain broke into the Watergate Complex and stole many classified documents. The five memebers also wire tapped all of the phones within the complex to help gather extra classified information. Nixon denied any involvement in the burglary, but however, investigators began to uncover

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Founded in 1916, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is the only major American orchestra originally established as a branch of the municipal government. It was later reorganized as a private institution in 1942. The orchestra’s primary venue is the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, with the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda as a secondary; making it the nation’s first orchestra with year-round venues in two metropolitan areas. The ensemble performs more than 130 concerts

Metamorphosis of Journalism Does the journalist of today’s society have the same watchdog mentality of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward? Over time journalist stop worrying about telling factual stories that could inform and enlighten their audience. However there has been some pervious cases where the wrong doing of the government was exposed. Nevertheless, with the epic changes and other growing media avenues cause for more opinioned news, to capture the reader’s attention. (James 3) However

Considering the post-war era of American society and the intense political conflicts, the Watergate scandal increased problems in society. The Watergate scandal was a result of many events beginning in the late 1950’s to 1960’s such as Vietnam, Nixon’s campaign, and the Pentagon papers. In the late 1960’s Richard Nixon won the presidency over Hubert Humphrey in what is called the closest election in American history. This election was the beginning to what would become the Watergate scandal in 1970’s

Presidency: The Strategies of the Media Richard Elliot Neustadt, a profound political scientist and advisor to many presidents, has often argued over the years that presidential power is probably best understood as the power to persuade. Over the years, the presidency has evolved from what our Founder’s had to endure and has now turned into an obsession with news media. The President of the United States is the most powerful being in our country with the ability to control what Americans can and

1970s Music Did you know that the inspiration behind Led Zeppelin's name came from something their drummer had always said “going down like a lead zeppelin” and of course they changed the spelling of lead to led so Americans wouldn’t pronounce it “leed” (Stewart 82). There are many things known about the seventies from Nixon’s presidency, the Watergate scandal to all the popular music genres and fashion choices and how they all had some effect on the average life of the common people. The Watergate

Within the video documentary of the Watergate Scandal of 1973, one not only hears of those that were involved, but also how those involved tried to cover their tracks and the eventual trial led by the Senate Watergate Committee. The faces of the Watergate scandal were “Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell, and Dean.” While these men were publicaly know for being involved, Nixon whom was not, became involved when he decided to try to cover up the actions of those trying to steal information from the democrats