Lewinsky scandal

In 1972, the biggest scandal in American politics occurred at the Watergate complex. For years, the struggle to reveal secret of who masterminded this operation occupied the courts in Washington D.C. The Committee for the Re-election of the President (CRP) fought to keep President Richard Nixon 's name clear throughout the confessions of the Watergate burglars and of men inside the White House. From 1972 until 2017, many other national scandals have been publicized to the nation, but current political

the Democratic headquarters to perform a wiretap; they were caught and arrested by the police. It came to be that the seven men knew people within the Committee to Re-elect the President. The seven men were all connected to the President in this scandal.

In Parshat Chukat, Moshe disobeyed God’s orders and hit the rock when God told him to speak to it. Moshe lost his opportunity to lead the Jews into the Land of Israel. This was a huge loss since Israel was their goal destination, spending years upon years in the desert to reach it. In more recent history, there were three U.S. presidents that have been subject to some degree of the impeachment process, similar to that of Moshe’s punishment. These presidents were Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and

She was a 21-year-old named Monica Lewinsky. This story became the biggest story for American and remained that way fro nearly a year. “It came very close to bringing down the Clinton presidency, and it may have forever changed the way Americans think and talk about their political leaders” (10) Clinton was under investigation for having lied under oath and encouraging others to lie about his relationship with Lewinsky. When Clinton was running for president a women named Gennifer

intern, mentioning that the President may have obstructed justice, and implying a coverup, the New York Times seems to deem the President as a guilty party. Throughout the article, different parties are discussed and analyzed in their role in the scandal. Certain parties are treated differently in terms of tone and diction. This raises red flags, but, still, the information important to the situation is included. In terms of credibility, however, the article posses

people informed on what he was getting done in Washington. Even if the media the president were on bad terms, prior to Nixon, journalism never really forged a large crusade to take down political leaders as they do now. In the wake of the Watergate scandal, however, that dynamic changed completely. Bob Woodward’s and Carl Berstein’s single-minded pursuit of the real perpetrators of Watergate

“I'm not a crook” - (Richard Nixon) is one of the most infamous one-liners in American history. This quote is from a speech that was given in response to one of the greatest politcal scandals to ever involve the White House, and it was fabricated by none other than America’s 37th President, Richard Nixon. Through numerous political cover ups, conspiracies, collusion and corruption, Richard Nixon found himself in the Supreme Court facing charges that would ultimately result in his impeachment. These

for Presidency, with the nation torn from the involvement in Vietnam. Richard Nixon seeming a promising Chief of Foreign Affairs has focused most of his campaigning with these issues. But all this faith is soon blinded by a terrible presidential scandal. Early morning of June 17. 1972 a on duty Security guard realizes the locks to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have been tampered with. The security Guard in distraught calls the Police, finding several burglars wire tapping phone lines and

In the wake of the Watergate scandal, however, that dynamic changed completely. Bob Woodward’s and Carl Berstein’s single-minded pursuit of the real perpetrators of Watergate seemingly unlocked a new, aggressive form of journalism, investigative journalism, which completely change the

​Richard Nixon was the thirty seventh president of the United States, and also was the only president to ever resign from office. Evan Thomas, the author of the biography, Being Nixon, introduces his novel by talking about Nixon’s love for the movies and his clumsiness, in effort to help us understand what it was like to actually be Nixon. Throughout the book, the author peels away the complex layers of Nixon and evaluates his decisions and how it affected the nation, before, during, and after his