Watergate Scandal
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- Created on: 28-04-17 08:06
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- Nixon & the Watergate scandal
- Reasons for scandal
- Caused by an attempt to bug the offices of democratic Party, they broke into the hotel, but later arrested, the men were employed by CREEP, committee to re-elect the president.
- Key Features of Watergate.
- Nixon stated that the white house was not involved, but at the same time authorized the payment of £460,000 to the five men.
- Trial took place after Nixon was re-elected one of the 5 admitted the White House was involved.
- Senate Committee set up to investigate and many of Nixon close advisers resigned. But Nixon remained innocent.Even appointed Archibald Cox as a special investigator, he hoped that he would produce a whitewash.
- was reviled that all conversations were recorded on tape since 1971, senate demanded the tapes, Nixon refused.
- some tapes eventually handed over US public shocked by attitudes and language of Nixon, but tapes had been edited.
- Nixon finally handed over unedited tapes only after ruling from supreme court and house of Representatives announced impeachment proceedings.
- Tapes proved Nixon had lied and he had tried to prevent investigating.
- Nixon resigned in August 1974 to avoid the disgrace of impeachment.
- Nixon stated that the white house was not involved, but at the same time authorized the payment of £460,000 to the five men.
- Effects of Watergate.
- 31 of Nixon's advisers went to prison result as investigation
- came at same time as the withdrawal from Vietnam, which many saw as a defeat for USA.
- Congress reactions to reduce Presidents power.
- Consult congress before sending US troops in to action.
- Stop using federal money for personal reasons.
- Allow citizens access any files that gov had about them.
- limits on contrabution to presidentail campaing funds
- Reasons for scandal
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