Analysis of Watergate

Watergate: Analysis of a Presidential Crisis The term “Watergate” has become a common household name in correlation with people's thoughts about corruption in government. President Nixon was in office at the time of this scandal and is often thought to be the most famous face in America's conspiracy of wickedness in the government. The Watergate scandal had rocked everything our country thought we knew about the American Presidency because it had forfeited the common vision of the leader of the nation. Watergate had replaced the image of elegance and worldliness of the U.S. President with a scattered vision of corruption and extreme competitive measures that the country had never been a part of. Richard Nixon and his men had taken unauthorized recordings of his reelection competition and other illegal activities such as accepting prohibited campaign contributions. Richard Nixon was born in 1913 and was placed into a life of academics and politics. He attended Whittier College and Duke University Law School. He was, elected to the senate in 1950. From there General Eisenhower selected Nixon to be his Presidential running mate as the Vice President. He served many duties and many responsibilities for President Eisenhower. Later, in 1960 he ran for office against John F. Kennedy and lost by a close defeat. Then two short years later he ran for Governor of California and again was unsuccessful. His luck seemed to have changed less than a decade later when he was nominated for presidency in 1968. He had convinced America that in return for their selection of himself to be their leader, he would make peace from the turmoil that was the United States during the Vietnam war. In a small defeat against Hubert H. Humphrey, he rose to the exclusive title of President1. In his first term, before the Watergate scandal, President Nixon had made some notable achievements. He visited Russia to negotiate a treaty for limiting of nuclear weapons, as well as easing cold war