Watergate
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- Watergate
- Impacts
- On Nixon
- Faced trial, however Ford granted him a full pardon
- on US politics
- Trust in federal govt, 1958: 75%, 1974: 36%
- White House officals sent to prison
- Damage to republican party
- US politicans felt that their reputation worldwide had been dama
- US became more cynical about politicians
- Media more agressive on politicians
- Legislation
- 1973 War Powers Act
- President had to consult congress before sending US troops to war
- 1974 Election Campaign Act
- Set limits to campaign contributions
- Congressional Budget Act 1974
- President could not use govt. money for his own purpose
- Privacy act 1974
- Allowed citizens to have access to files that govt. may have had on them
- 1973 War Powers Act
- On Nixon
- The story
- The break-in
- 1972, five burglars caught in offices of National Democratic Committee
- All had govt connections
- Professional job, one was on CREEP's payroll
- Washington Post
- Woodward and Bernstein
- Followed the money- related it back to CREEP
- Professional job, one was on CREEP's payroll
- Followed the money- related it back to CREEP
- Had FBI source '***********'
- Woodward and Bernstein
- Smoking gun tapes
- From 1971, Nixon taped calls and convos in the WH
- The break-in
- Impacts
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