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    Watergate Scandal In the 1970s the Watergate Scandal was one of the biggest events in U.S history. It brought down many people that colluded for this crime. The importance of this scandal is greatly because of President Richard Nixon and what he did. These people committed a shameful crime and it should be remembered in U.S history. People of today should take the time to learn about this as it is very vital to any future events like it. I would hope they study it and apply it for tomorrow’s problems

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    “Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempted cover-up of its involvement (Google, 1). It was such a unexpecting event, due to how we thought the president actually was. We thought of Nixon as a smart, and loyal president. After this event it made several people second guess him

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    Presidency: The Strategies of the Media Richard Elliot Neustadt, a profound political scientist and advisor to many presidents, has often argued over the years that presidential power is probably best understood as the power to persuade. Over the years, the presidency has evolved from what our Founder’s had to endure and has now turned into an obsession with news media. The President of the United States is the most powerful being in our country with the ability to control what Americans can and

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    Republican President Richard Nixon ran for reelection in 1972, amidst the Vietnam War and a divided nation (History.com Staff). It was crucial that Nixon and his reelection team put forth an aggressive campaign (History.com Staff). The Watergate Scandal increased public distrust of United States Government, therefore creating new acts to disclose government information and closer scrutiny of government by the media. According

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    The Watergate Scandal

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    Political leaders of the United States were, at one time, thought of as crucial members of our society. Ideally, their main goal was to represent and satisfy the needs of the American people. Unfortunately, over the last fifty years, our trust in our administrative representatives has drastically declined. Beginning with the great conspiracy theory that President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 was actually planned by political leaders, America had, for the first time in history, begun to

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    President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and the press coverage of the scandal. The article begins by painting the former President of the United States of America as a thrill seeker who went to far. The Sunday commentary television programs took a hold of the scandal and began questioning the President’s ability to survive politically. The article also suggests the coverage of President Bill Clinton’s scandal with Monica Lewinsky was unique and a “perfect storm.” The writer says the primary

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    off guard by a Presidential, and political scandals, and was trounced by a severe economic recession. These events have left a lasting impression on citizens as the level of faith in our government continues to plummet. In the writings below I will explain the conditions in our country at the time, and how these conditions led people to a path of feeling embittered. The unrest of the American people’s view toward the government began with the Watergate scandal surrounding then President Richard

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    In the late 1970s and early 1980s, American had face to a troubled ad troubling period about political, economic, and social issues that led to rise of modern conservatism and return of second cold war in America. The early of 1970s, the Watergate scandal, Vietnam War, violability in Middle East and economic recession had reduced believes of American in American government. In the late 1960s, Jimmy Carter president periods, American society had gone down by inflation, uncertainties foreign policies

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    Political Instability: India has an incredible amount of instability and corruption in politics. India has two main political parties- Indian National Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). These two are the major parts of the Parliament government. Currently, there is a vast amount of corruption involving major issues like elections, railways, customs, revenue collection, etc. An example of political instability relating to corruption is the Hawala Bribery Scandal in 1990. The Hawala Scandal

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    evoking simpler times with songs like “Okie from Muskogee” (American Yawp Ch. 28, 2017). The new cultural wave was anxiety. The perceived breakdown of ‘law and order’ affected even the small towns like Ms. Hampton’s as violence protest and political scandals became more common. She recalled the fear many felt towards the new activist energy of the African Americans and stated that she felt “the new form of protests was unnecessary and did not achieve much”. Modern history saw a significant amount

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