Watergate

             Sex, drugs, money, power, you name it and there is a scandal for it, but look
             back and you will see that all the scandals there have been, Watergate was among
             the worst. The Watergate scandal had everything, from Nixon disgracing the
             presidency by lying to the country and abusing his power. The committees were
             involved in illegal acts, trying to create a big cover up, which lead to little side roads
             of corruption and lies. Watergate is one of the most worst presidential scandals in
             In the story of Watergate, five burglars were found breaking into democratic
             offices at the Watergate complex in Washington DC. The break in was passed off as
             just another burglary, but when the burglars were found to have connections with
             the CIA, questions were starting to be asked. Then when the phone number of
             Howard Hunt was found in one of the burglars phone books, it made people think,
             "Why would one of the burglars have the phone number of one of the presidents
             men?" Then there was Richard Nixon, the man of the hour, plays the role of the
             president of the United States of America. The man that was voted into office by
             the people, and the man that swore to serve the people. When Watergate was
             uncovered, it revealed that the president was a liar and a cheat. The president lied
             to our country, lied about his involvement, concealed self incriminating evidence,
             abused his power, and planed to have the CIA stop the FBI investigations. He was
             also deeply involved with the cover up still lied about his involvement.
             During the times of the unraveling of Watergate, questions were asked about
             connections with the White House and the president. When the president was asked
             about his involvement at a press conference he assured Americans that "The White
             House has no involvement whatever in this particular incident." He was lying to the
             country like it was part of his job (Dorman ...

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