The American people are taught to rely and trust on the leaders of their nation; to keep them safe and make decisions based on whats best for them. When a President breaks that bond between the people it becomes very difficult to move forward. When five men were caught breaking into the offices of the Watergate complexes on June 17th 1972 the power of the Oval Office was questioned. This will forever be known as the Watergate Scandal which involved Richard Nixon the President of that time.
The only newspaper at that time to cover the scandal was the Post. The two journalists who worked on the case were Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Making astonishing breaks in the case the journalists were finding that the money for Nixon's campaign funds were actually being used to pay the burglars. The burglars were caught attempting to place listening devices inside the Watergate Office Complex. "The break in led to revelations about misuse of campaign contributions, laundered money, political sabotage, deception, immorality, and any number of illegal activities" They also later found out that Nixon's entire reelection strategy was based on playing dirty tricks on Democratic presidential contenders. " After long investigations the journalists had uncovered evidence that The White House had dubbed a third rate burglary was in fact the tip of the iceberg in the most astonishing abuse of power in the history of the presidency"
Its so crazy to believe that during this time, as more people were being discovered involved in the case they were the people working closely in the White House and with the President. Everyone was denying any involvement and were also threatening to punish the Post. I became interested in this topic because it is something that is always talked about but never in full detail. I was never fully aware of what went on and I cannot believe a man would be so hungry for power and put the American government in possible danger for failure. To me Nixon showed no attributes of what we Americans look for in a leader. Its enlightening to read that he has been the only US President to resign in history and I am glad that these issues were discovered and taken care of properly.
Photos From :
http://americanpicturelinks.com/37rn.htm
http://www.curatormagazine.com/kevingosa/breaking-news-you-heard-it-here-first/
http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/his1005spring2011/2011/02/09/the-scandal-watergate-scandal/
Quotes From : Rodger Streitmatter's Mightier Than The Sword
