Breaking The Watergate Scandal

The Watergate Scandal was truly the biggest political scandal in United States History. Over forty people where charged with crimes relating to the scandal. Bernstein and Woodward were given a fantastic oppourtunity to uncover something truly significant in history. The twenty-one months of investigative reporting done by these two men would ruin Nixon’s name and make these two common everyday reporters lives change forever. Woodward first got his life changing call on June 17th 1972 with his editor telling him about a small invasion of the Democratic Party Headquarters. With being related to the scandal, two members of President Nixon’s cabinet, H.R. Hadlemen and John Ehrlichman, quickly resigned. When first thought of the president even having something to do with the Watergate Scandal, he made every effort to possibly hide this career ruining event. The break in was first found by a security guard by the name of, Frank Wills. Wills saw a piece of tape covering a broken lock. Wills was

Woodward and Bernstein faced several obstacles while exposing the Watergate Scandal and Nixon’s involvement. At first their editor blocks them because their story lacks. They had few leads, and the leads they had led to nothing. When they called people who they thought were involved in to get information they would not talk and would hang up. Also when Bernstein called the White House Library to see if Howard Hunt checked out any material on Senator Kennedy. At first the librarian knew exactly what he was wanting and remembered he had checked out the material, then the librarian just suddenly forgot and said he did not check out any of the mentioned material. So that is some obstacle they faced while exposing the Watergate Scandal and Nixon’s

When It comes to Nixon (Resignation Address to the Nation), I feel that he was very on point because the situation that was happening. But, he had to be because of the big Watergate Scandal that as going on with him. Nixon message was very clear and concise where he apologizes, as well as, ask the nation to work with the new President. Due, that the scandal as publicizes through the years 1972 to 1974 the channel was televised.

Richard Nixon was 37th President of United States from 1969 until 1974. He won second term as president in 1972 defeating George McGovern. Also, President Nixon is remembered as the first President to resign from Office after the 70s Watergate Scandal. His achievement includes forging diplomatic ties with China and Soviet Union and also withdrawing troops from war in Vietnam. But his involvement in Watergate ruined his term as President and resigned in 1974 rather than facing impeachment.

Journalism would never be the same after Carl Bernstein and his partner broke reporting boundaries by uncovering Watergate. On June 17, 1972, five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee, sparking the interest of Bernstein and his partner Bob Woodward. The situation escalated as a corrupt conspiracy was uncovered by the two American journalists; and ultimately, along with the help of other journalists and news outlets, President Nixon was forced to resign before Congress in light of his dishonest and dangerous behavior. The famed journalist went on to write multiple books about the Watergate Scandal and other political entities, and commonly appears as a political commentator on CNN. Carl Bernstein is a famous American journalist who used his resourcefulness and integrity to uncover the biggest scandal in American politics with his loyal partner, despite

The argument at hand is whether or not the reporters who broke the story, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, handled the matter in a legal and/or ethical manner. I don’t believe anyone would suggest that the illegal events leading up to Watergate, the break-in itself, or the subsequent cover up fit in with any definition of being legal and/or moral. Of course these acts were both illegal and immoral and so deserve to be published as such. But that doesn’t warrant a story

All you hear on the news or in magazines is all about crimes committed against the government, but what if there was a crime committed by a president. A president that you voted for to help make decisions and keep your county safe and sound. It seems a little strange that in the morning of June 17, 1972, their was a robbery caught in action where two people connected to Richard Nixon's reelection complain. They were caught wiretapping phone calls and trying steal secret documents inside the of the Democratic National Committee, found in the watergate building in Washington D.C. Isn't the president of the united states suppose to inform the law instead of breaking it?

talking about how they should deal with it. The tape then is blank for 18.5 minutes long, and when it comes back on they're ending the topic of watergate. Since the tape started and ended with the watergate scandal it is very unlikely that they would be talking about such things as aliens.

Watergate is the popular name for the political scandal and constitutional crisis that began with the arrest of five burglars who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office in Washington D.C. on the night of June 17, 1972. It ended with the resignation of president Richard M. Nixon. The burglars and two co-potters-G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt were indicated on charges of burglary, conspiracy, and wiretapping. Four monthes later, they were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John J. Sirica, who was convicted that pertinent details had not been unveiled during the trial and proffered leniency in exchange for further information. As it

High-level political and governmental figures are often involved in influencing public policy as well as taking part in decision making. We look up to them and trust them to make our country a better place and protect us. Presidents, for instance, are very powerful leaders who enforce our nation’s laws and work very hard to keep our country safe. Presidents are often described as being courageous, dedicated, honest, influential, loyal, passionate, responsible, trustworthy, and strategic. Well, at least most of our presidents were.

Richard Nixon’s six year stint in the White House is and was reviewed as a pivotal and influential time period in various aspects of American infrastructure. Nixon had come into office after the consistent twenty year dominance of presidential politics by a left-winged Democratic coalition. America coming out of conflicts across the globe was universally known as a global police force which was notorious for large-scale pre 21st century military conflict. When Nixon resigned, (The first United States president to do so) a conservative Republican regime was born that would in turn dominate the next twenty years of presidential politics. The post-Nixon Republican Party was known for delivering aid to our allies across the globe, and staying

The Watergate scandal during Richard Nixon's presidency was arguably the high point of journalism's role in American politics. What had been considered a rather inept burglary attempt upon Democratic party offices in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. and was therefore ignored by most journalists when it happened was investigated by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, until it was proven to be a criminal conspiracy whose organization and subsequent cover-up reached as high as the Oval Office. In terms of media coverage of the scandal, however, it is worth noting that while Woodward and Bernstein had access to a privileged source of information, whom they named only as "Deep Throat" (but much later revealed to be high-ranking FBI official W. Mark Felt), they were not the only reporters covering the scandal as it unfolded. By looking at other journalistic sources, it may be possible to get a larger view of how President Nixon dealt with the scandal, how public opinion and responded, and ultimately how Nixon was led to resign.

Richard Milhous Nixon was the thirty-seventh President of the United States of America from 1969 until 1974. Nixon completed his first term as President in 1973 and was re-elected for the position for the next four years. However, Nixon would have his time in the White House cut short by the series of events that occurred in the twenty-six months that followed the Watergate burglary. On June 17, 1972 five men, one White House employee and four Cubans, broke into the Watergate Office Building in Washington, DC in an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee (DNC) office. The break in and the events that took place afterwards led to the resignation of Richard Milhous Nixon on August 8, 1974.

As time progressed and the investigation began to uncover the truth about what transpired at the Watergate apartment complex several things became evident: most of the burglars were ex-CIA and ex-FBI personnel, the burglars were paid with money directly from the re-election campaign and President Nixon not only knew about and sanctioned the break-in but deliberately attempted to cover it up. When called before Congress to testify about his knowledge, White House staffer John Dean testified that Nixon and his aides attempted to “stonewall” the investigation. As Congress continued its inquiry, it became clear

The biggest political scandal in the US yet, the Watergate scandal follows a series of events leading up to the end of the Nixon presidency. Starting with the break-in of the Democratic National Committee in 1972, and the inconsistencies in subsequent investigations set the ball rolling toward the unpleasant end of Richard Nixon’s political career. Not only did it expose the conspiracy to subvert the political process, it also paved way for a wave of political and democratic reforms in the US. In the wake of the scandal, diverse views were expressed through print media. This paper explores the opinions of two major print media: Editorial: “Watergate: The Unfinished Business” by the “Washington Post and in Defense of Richard Nixon” by Dean Burch to understand how the event was covered and how arguments made help readers understand the Watergate crisis.