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»Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal«

Burglary, Obstruction of Justice, etc.


It started with a politically-motivated burglary in the Watergate office complex in DC and ended with Nixon resigning and President Ford pardoning Nixon for his involvement in the resultant coverup. It is a black mark on our political history that should never be forgotten.

posted by Nixonslayer
  

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ok, i got most of it, but why did nixon want to burglarize that thing in the first place?
so he had a special group to investigate stuff?

posted by sangu
  


a presidential administration that was seeking re-election, or those who were acting to promote its interests, might possibly abuse their power by trying to illegally steal strategic information from the headquarters of the opposition political party.


As I understand it, they were looking for dirt on political rivals, i.e. Democrats. I also once read about a connection to the Howard Hughes (»The Aviator«) organization that I don't fully understand. Nixon was apparently obsessed with Hughes, and he thought that Hughes money might have been the reason he lost the 1960 election to JFK. Also, Nixon was afraid that people in the Democratic Party might know that he also had gotten Hughes money. Hughes was one of the figures most feared by the Nixon White House.


Also, Nixon was so paranoid at that point about the Democrats and the anti-Vietnam-war movement that he was lashing out, and thus brought about his downfall.

Some people say GW Bush is the worst president, but my "vote" still goes for Nixon. Stay tuned for further developments, haha. Someone should start a poll for "Worst US President."
Candidates include Harding, Nixon, and GW Bush.


posted by Burglarslayer
  





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