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    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

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    Essay Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal

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    the largest scandals in our government. Richard Nixon was president of the United States and the people trusted him. However this trust would be betrayed, as he got involved in something now known as the Watergate Scandal. This was an interesting time in history because it was a large cover up by the Republican Party. Also, how different people reacted to this event was fascinating because some people were so blind to the truth, that they stuck behind Nixon even once tapes and other credible evidence

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    presidency makes one wonder “what did Nixon want to accomplish as president.” During, every president’s first term, they have to figure out how to navigate the office. The inaugural speech, usually, gives the American people an idea of what the president plans to do, for America. As president, Nixon accomplished many things and strived to fulfil the promises in his inaugural speech. “The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker” a quote from Richard Nixon’s inaugural address. Peace

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    release of the conversations between Nixon and his close advisors. At first, the tapes that were released were damaged, and parts of them were erased. However, Nixon’s attempts to deceive the public and the court were futile. He eventually released the unedited versions of the tapes. Those tapes spelled the end of Richard Nixon’s run as the President of the United States. One of the tapes that was released was called the “smoking gun” tape. In this tape Nixon tells his advisors that they should approach

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    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

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    resignation through a speech. His main focus of his speech was to make sure that the american people knew that he was satisfied with the job that he had done. Nixon wanted to mask the fact that resigning because of the watergate scandal . The american people didn’t look at President Richard Nixon the same after the watergate scandal. Nixon begins his speech with describing how he spent his time in office

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    our nation, the power of Democracy is our greatest power. The job as a citizen is to elect representatives to keep in contact with our personal liberties and create equal power in governing for all. During the 1960 election, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon created what is known as the First modern campaign. In the book, “The First Modern Campaign”, by Gary A. Donaldson, he discusses some of the struggles Kennedy had to go through in order to come out on top. The fact that Kennedy was not a liberal

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    Chapter 28 1. Which country did NOT become politically controlled by the Soviet Union after World War II? *Yugoslavia* 2. The Soviet Union first learned of the American atomic bomb how? *through the use of espionage* 3. The Baruch Plan would do what? 4. George Kennan's "containment" policy proposed what? *American vigilance regarding Soviet expansionist tendencies.* 5. George Kennan believed firmly that foreign policy should be left to whom? 6. The Truman Doctrine stated that American policy

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    Richard Nixon Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States of America, who accomplished countless good deeds to the country he was leading. Despite his best efforts Richard Nixon would not be remembered for these good deeds, he would be remembered for the only incident where he fell short of being one of the best leaders of the United States, Watergate. Watergate.info defines Watergate as, “The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the

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    The Watergate Scandal During the early 1970’s, a scandal took place at the hands of former president, Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon wanted to ensure that he got the chance to get reelected. He took extreme measures to do so, one of those extreme measures included espionage. On June 17, 1972, five burglars were taken down to the police station after breaking into the Watergate complex buildings in Washington, D.C. The five burglars; James McCord, Virgilio Gonzalez, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio Martinez,

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