A. Plan of Investigation There were multiple presidents that were involved in scandals while in office, one of them being President Richard Nixon. Everyone knows about the scandal because it was talked about for a long time and is still known today as the Watergate Scandal. The Watergate scandal was a scandal that took place at the Watergate complex. The investigators led to find that Nixon had been involved in this scandal but left everyone wondering how? This leading to the question, how was Richard Nixon involved in the Watergate scandal?
This is interesting because many Americans are left in the dark on what really happened during this scandal and how Nixon was involved. It would be interesting to find out the details and truth behind the incident and what occurred because of it. There were many events and occurrences that were created because of this scandal; it was a scandal that changed America. B. Summary of Evidence The Watergate break in is known to be the worst scandal ever committed by a president in the United States. “A nation-wide poll showed that 57% ranked the Watergate affair as the worst scandal in our history” (Dunham 470). “At first, few people took the Watergate Burglary seriously, and it had no impact on the presidential election on 1972” (Ritchie 49). Richard M. Nixon was behind the whole scheme of the Watergate break in. “Nixon’s reelection officials feared that McGovern might pose a threat to Nixon’s reelection campaign” (Van Meter 8). So he started a group called the CRP or the Committee for Re-election of the President. This group was organized to spy on the democrats. As the scandal occurred, many Americans and FBI agents began to find out. “The Watergate burglars were facing trial. Two more men were named in the crime” (Schuman 85). They found that there were four men total involved in the break in. They were known as “The Plumbers. Other important people who worked for Nixon were soon accused of wrongdoing” (Schuman 85). Once the plumbers were tried, investigators started to uncover the scandal. They found information that linked to Nixon. “Few people suspected Nixon had anything to do with the Watergate burglary” (Schuman 83). This made them question if Nixon was involved. “The Watergate spread the poison of fear” (Summers 458). But the question that every American wanted to know was “How is Nixon involved in the scandal? On June 25, John Dean told the committee that President Nixon was involved in a cover-up of the investigation into the Watergate burglary. That meant that Nixon was trying to stop investigators from getting honest answers” (Schuman 86). As news continued to spread, officials found more evidence of Nixon such as tapes, and many dirty tricks that they used to try and cover up the scandal. “Nixon had taped all private conversations that took place in his office since 1970. Nixon was planning to use the tapes someday” (Schuman 87). These …show more content…
Nixon written by Michael Schuman was written to teach the readers about President Nixon. The book contains information regarding the watergate scandal. It was valuable to the research because it gave good information to include and taught more about Nixon’s involvement in the scandal. The sources limitations are that it did not include anything special about the scandal just the regular information.
The source The Arrogance of Power written by Anthony Summers was written to teach readers about power and how it controls the nation. The book contains information regarding President Nixon and the Watergate scandal. It was valuable to the research because it provided emotion from Americans and quotes on what people said. The sources limitations are that it had a lot of pages and was very hard to find specific information about Nixon and the scandal.
The source United States v. Nixon written by Larry A. Van Meter was written to teach readers about Nixon and his reelection. The book contains information about Nixon’s involvement in the nation and how he affected the people. It was valuable to the research because it provided details about Nixon that are limited to other sources. The sources limitations are that it did not include that many pages on the scandal itself.
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This is interesting because many Americans are left in the dark on what really happened during this scandal and how Nixon was involved. It would be interesting to find out the details and truth behind the incident and what occurred because of it. There were many events and occurrences that were created because of this scandal; it was a scandal that changed America. B. Summary of Evidence The Watergate break in is known to be the worst scandal ever committed by a president in the United States. “A nation-wide poll showed that 57% ranked the Watergate affair as the worst scandal in our history” (Dunham 470). “At first, few people took the Watergate Burglary seriously, and it had no impact on the presidential election on 1972” (Ritchie 49). Richard M. Nixon was behind the whole scheme of the Watergate break in. “Nixon’s reelection officials feared that McGovern might pose a threat to Nixon’s reelection campaign” (Van Meter 8). So he started a group called the CRP or the Committee for Re-election of the President. This group was organized to spy on the democrats. As the scandal occurred, many Americans and FBI agents began to find out. “The Watergate burglars were facing trial. Two more men were named in the crime” (Schuman 85). They found that there were four men total involved in the break in. They were known as “The Plumbers. Other important people who worked for Nixon were soon accused of wrongdoing” (Schuman 85). Once the plumbers were tried, investigators started to uncover the scandal. They found information that linked to Nixon. “Few people suspected Nixon had anything to do with the Watergate burglary” (Schuman 83). This made them question if Nixon was involved. “The Watergate spread the poison of fear” (Summers 458). But the question that every American wanted to know was “How is Nixon involved in the scandal? On June 25, John Dean told the committee that President Nixon was involved in a cover-up of the investigation into the Watergate burglary. That meant that Nixon was trying to stop investigators from getting honest answers” (Schuman 86). As news continued to spread, officials found more evidence of Nixon such as tapes, and many dirty tricks that they used to try and cover up the scandal. “Nixon had taped all private conversations that took place in his office since 1970. Nixon was planning to use the tapes someday” (Schuman 87). These …show more content…
Nixon written by Michael Schuman was written to teach the readers about President Nixon. The book contains information regarding the watergate scandal. It was valuable to the research because it gave good information to include and taught more about Nixon’s involvement in the scandal. The sources limitations are that it did not include anything special about the scandal just the regular information.
The source The Arrogance of Power written by Anthony Summers was written to teach readers about power and how it controls the nation. The book contains information regarding President Nixon and the Watergate scandal. It was valuable to the research because it provided emotion from Americans and quotes on what people said. The sources limitations are that it had a lot of pages and was very hard to find specific information about Nixon and the scandal.
The source United States v. Nixon written by Larry A. Van Meter was written to teach readers about Nixon and his reelection. The book contains information about Nixon’s involvement in the nation and how he affected the people. It was valuable to the research because it provided details about Nixon that are limited to other sources. The sources limitations are that it did not include that many pages on the scandal itself.
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