of Secrets 6. Who were the two Washington Post reporters who broke the Watergate story? Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. 7. What was the code name of their confidential government source? W. Mark Felt 8. What was the purpose of the Watergate break-in? So that they could bug the building so they could monitor political opposites to Nixon. 9. Who was Howard Hunt? He was on of the people involved in organizing the Watergate break in. 10. How did a “third rate burglary” lead to the resignation
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covert action was dangerous‚ but required president approval. This means that the government has been perfecting there technique for holding on to important information. The rights of an American citizen were established for a reason. After the Watergate scandal‚ President Gerald R. Ford put forth the effort to put the Privacy Act Amendments of 1974 into effect. Patrick Martin said that the bush administration pressured the media to cover up the adversaries of the war drive in Central Asia. It is
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As President Reagan’s term was coming to an end‚ the American public saw little need for change. Therefore‚ George Bush became elected and was determined to follow Reagan’s legacy. However‚ due to the recession Reagan started and Nixon’s Watergate Scandal‚ majority of people had little faith in their government and believed Bush’s promise to not create new taxes and make America a “kinder‚ gentler nation” was just an excuse to separate himself from Regan’s legacy. However‚ the people’s skepticism
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Identity Cliff The most confusing moment in my life is when somebody asks‚ "Where are you from?" The answer I always pick is "Taiwan‚" but I feel like I am lying to others and myself. I moved from Taiwan to Shanghai with my family when I was ten. After living there for eight years‚ I have declared Shanghai as my home. However‚ I do not completely transform into "Shanghainese." Some parts of me are still "Taiwanese." I sometimes use both Chinese and Taiwanese slang at the same time. All
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Ellsberg’s trial‚ Nixon knew he had the case won. But‚ somebody leaked the Watergate information to the judge. Since it is also illegal to go through private property‚ the case was dismissed. Ellsberg was set free. In 2002‚ he published a book called Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers. Daniel Ellsberg showed America that Nixon deceived them on the Vietnam War. Nixon then resigned as president due to the Watergate Scandal. "The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker
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were working‚ divorces rate soared‚ out of wedlock births had become increasingly common‚ and much of the country was single. People even started living in communities of like people. Single Americans would rent an apartment in a single apartment complex and seniors would stay together in retirement
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scandals of all time; Watergate. This was one of the biggest impacts on why citizens currently have distorted views of our government and its leaders being thought of as immoral and corrupt. When two reporters named Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were assigned to further investigate this scandal the truth began to unfold and eventually led to President Nixon’s resignation. This proved just how important of a role the media played in brining about the truth in the Watergate controversy; we also saw
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movies—“Citizen Kane‚” “Sweet Smell of Success‚” “Good Night and Good Luck‚” and “All the President’s Men.” Describe how each of these movies either represented accurately or distorted William Randolph Hearst‚ Walter Winchell‚ Edward R. Murrow and the Watergate scandal. “Citizen Kane” was a movie that was produced in the 1940s by Orson Welles. The movie sought to highlight the flipside life of the media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The movie outlines the attributes that William Randolph used to propel
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place early in the novel‚ Zuckerman learns that Seymour has remarried and has three young sons‚ but Seymour’s daughter Merry is never mentioned. In Zuckerman’s reimagining of Seymour’s life‚ this second marriage has no part; it ends in 1973 with Watergate unraveling on TV while
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as president from 1969 to 1974. In 1974‚ he reassigned from office. While in office‚ Nixon focused on the war in Viet Nam‚ which he successfully ended. He also improved relationships with Russia and China. However‚ his term came to end after the Watergate Scandal. This scandal brought up ideas of Nixon’s illegal involvement and schemes to win his election. However‚ Nixon denied that he was involved. The courts forced Nixon to come forward with the tape recordings of The White House‚ which pinned Nixon
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