The Watergate Scandal

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The paper describes the Watergate scandal where President Nixon attempted to photograph and steal records from his rival's office with the intent of using this private information to win his next election. The paper details the drama that was uncovered by The Washington Post and relates that Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign. The paper discusses how the scandal had far-reaching and long-lasting results; it demonstrated to the world that a nation could, under the American democratic political system, call the highest official in the land to account for his actions and then pay the price for his misdeeds.

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"Watergate was an event in American history that changed the course of politics, American life and leaders drastically. At first the public was unaware of the seemingly insignificant event, then when made aware, they were unaware of the importance of what appeared to be five ordinary men burglarizing an office in downtown Washington, D.C., then, when they realized this significance of the burglary and who it led to, they were unaware of the consequences that would arise from this event. Gradually, the significance and the consequences were impressed upon the public by the wide and intense media coverage of the event over a period of six years, from 1970 to 1976."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bernstein, Carl and Woodward, Bob. All the President's Men. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
• Carter, Jimmy. Our Endangered Values. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
• Dean, John. Conservatives Without Conscience. New York: Viking, 2006.
• Emery, Fred. Watergate. Chicago: Touchstone, 1995.
• Friedman, Leon (ed.) "Richard M. Nixon: Politician, President, Administrator" Contributions in Political Science. Stanford, CT: Greenwood Press, 1991.

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