Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal Essay -- American History Poli

June 17th, 1972 would be a day America would never forget--it was the start of one of the largest scandals in our government. Richard Nixon was professorship of the unite States and the hoi polloi trusted him. However this trust would be betrayed, as he got mingled in aroundthing now known as the Watergate Scandal. This was an arouse 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 erst tapes and new(prenominal) credible evidence against him was produced. In this paper I will advert the events of Watergate and the publics opinion and reactions to this elongated Scandal that corrupted our Nations government. Richard Nixon was the thirty-seventh President of the United States of America, serving a depot from 1969-1974, being elected not once but twice. He is the only President to have resigned from office d uring his term as President, by doing this however he escaped the likely physical process of being impeached. However Ford who was his successor, pardoned him and let him keep his dignity. The Watergate scandal started with the ace of five burglars who had broken into the headquarters of the Democratic committee. After many lengthy investigations by the FBI and other government organizations it was found that this burglary was only one of the many illegal activities that had been going on under Nixons administration. Men that were involved in the burglary at the Watergate hotel and offices were found to be part or occasion members of Nixons staff. Then one of the men arrested turned out to be the Nixon committees security coordinator. Federal and state investigators next lear... ...nt and the people we choose to elect to office. Works Cited1 Republican Mystery. New York generation (1857-Current file)Aug 26, 1972 ProQuest Historical Newspapers. The New York Times (1851-2004) pg. 242 Cover-up. William V. Shannon. New York Times(1857-Current file) kinsfolk 24, 1972 ProQuest Historical Newspapers. The New York Times91851-2004) E133 Politics And the F.B.I. Tom Wicker. New York Times(1857-Current file) family line 21, 1972 ProQuest Historical Newspapers. The New York Times(1851-2004) pg. 474 The Lessons of Watergate Thirty Years On. Michael A Genovese. Presidential Studies Quarterly. Washington Jun 2004. Vol. 34, Iss. 2 pg. 455-8.5 Exorcising Nixons Ghost. David Greenberg. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif. Jul 9, 2007. Pg. A. 156 Watergate. John Giuffo. Columbia Journalism Review. New York Nov/Dec 2001. Pg. 74-5