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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
11.11.4 - Watergate Scandal
Explain the constitutional crisis originating from the Watergate scandal.
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"WaterGate Scandal is a series of political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that began with five men being arrested after breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972. The scandal reached to the top levels of American government, and the attempted cover-up of the break-in ultimately led to Nixon's dramatic resignation on August 9, 1974.
Investigations conducted by the FBI, Senate Watergate Committee, House Judiciary Committee and the press revealed that this burglary was just one of many illegal activities authorized and carried out by Nixon's staff and those loyal to him. They also revealed the immense scope of crimes and abuses, which included campaign fraud, political espionage and sabotage, illegal break-ins, improper tax audits, illegal wiretapping on a massive scale, and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations.This secret fund was also used as hush money to buy silence of the seven men who were indicted for the June 17 break-in.President Nixon and his staff conspired to cover up the break-in as early as six days after it occurred.After enduring two years of mounting evidence against the President and his staff, which included former staff members testifying against them in a Senate investigation, it was revealed that Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations. Recordings from these tapes revealed that he had obstructed justice and attempted to cover up the break-in.This recorded conversation later became known as the Smoking Gun. After a series of court battles, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the United States v. Nixon the President must hand over the tapes; he ultimately complied.
With certainty of an impeachment in the House of Representatives and of a conviction in the Senate, Nixon resigned ten days later, becoming the only U.S. President to have resigned from office." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal)
Watergate was a political scandal in 1972 through 1974 during Richard Nixons presidency. It was a burglary in a Washington office in the Watergate Hotel. Since Nixon did not end the Vietnam War many people hated him and he was determined to do anything, so he broke into the Democratic National Committee. -Alexandra C. P1
Thank you for siting your work Neslee! What do you both think this says about politics? Do you see modern politics being as dirty or more dirty than even Watergate and Nixon?
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"WaterGate Scandal is a series of political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that began with five men being arrested after breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972. The scandal reached to the top levels of American government, and the attempted cover-up of the break-in ultimately led to Nixon's dramatic resignation on August 9, 1974.
Investigations conducted by the FBI, Senate Watergate Committee, House Judiciary Committee and the press revealed that this burglary was just one of many illegal activities authorized and carried out by Nixon's staff and those loyal to him. They also revealed the immense scope of crimes and abuses, which included campaign fraud, political espionage and sabotage, illegal break-ins, improper tax audits, illegal wiretapping on a massive scale, and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations.This secret fund was also used as hush money to buy silence of the seven men who were indicted for the June 17 break-in.President Nixon and his staff conspired to cover up the break-in as early as six days after it occurred.After enduring two years of mounting evidence against the President and his staff, which included former staff members testifying against them in a Senate investigation, it was revealed that Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations. Recordings from these tapes revealed that he had obstructed justice and attempted to cover up the break-in.This recorded conversation later became known as the Smoking Gun. After a series of court battles, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the United States v. Nixon the President must hand over the tapes; he ultimately complied.
With certainty of an impeachment in the House of Representatives and of a conviction in the Senate, Nixon resigned ten days later, becoming the only U.S. President to have resigned from office."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal)
Neslee O. P3
Watergate was a political scandal in 1972 through 1974 during Richard Nixons presidency. It was a burglary in a Washington office in the Watergate Hotel. Since Nixon did not end the Vietnam War many people hated him and he was determined to do anything, so he broke into the Democratic National Committee.
-Alexandra C. P1
Thank you for siting your work Neslee! What do you both think this says about politics? Do you see modern politics being as dirty or more dirty than even Watergate and Nixon?
The Watergate Scandal
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNu1UpGj89c
Image of the Watergate Hotel:
http://www.thedctraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/thewatergatecomplex.png
Chris Robinson Per.1
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