Richard Nixon

In many sources, it is just called " Nixon's Secret Plan to End the Vietnam War". A more formal name was Vietnamization. Nixon wanted to transfer all military responsibilities to South Vietnam so the US could withdraw its troops.

Nixon pulled the troops and then just started carpet bombing the place and using napalm, which, interestingly, was made illegal after the firebombing campaigns of WWII.

that crabs can't fly when you throw them.

They just fall flay on their face.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post writers who investigated and uncovered the Watergate scandal.

Watergate is a very long and complicated subject, however to answer in a paragraph;

The people who conducted the break in at the democratic national headquarters had originally broken in 2 days previously, however one of the wire taps they installed to a phone was not working correctly, so they broke in again to 'fix the bug'. The people who did this were primarily composed of an in-house white house organisation Nixon prompted called 'the plumbers'. The intention of this group was to use espionage to find out where governmental 'leaks' (news stories deliberately broken to the media to the detriment of the government, it's policies or national security) were sourced, in other words, who was speaking to the press.

The organisation was funded indirectly by Nixon's CREEP (Campaign to re-elect the president) fund.

Although historically there are many contradicting positions, it is today largely agreed that John Dean was the principal 'head' of these espionage activities in so much that he gave authorisation to Watergate. It was later proven that Haldeman and Erhlichman also had authorised aspects of 'pay offs' thinly disguised as 'funds to aid the defence of the accused'.

Nixon's only direct involvement as such was 3 part;

1 - Nixon initially created the 'plumbers' to gain intelligence within the white house answerable only to his administration.

2 - His administration was largelythe "berlin wall" of Haldeman and Erhlichman. These were largely (other than Kissinger) the only 2 men who had direct access to Nixon and therefore Nixon created a situation where there was questionably illegal activities to which the only 2 who passed on information was Haldeman and Erhlichman (via John Dean) and therefore made Nixon complicit.

3 - The main point against Nixon was when he discussed 'paying them off' (the arrested and on trial 'plumbers'. Nixon is specifically heard to hear in a recording talking very openly about how money could be obtained to pay for the accused silence. The irony to this situation was that this money would be perfectly legal (albeit with some moral questions) should it be used to maintain their defence in court (as white house employees) and to cover their living costs. It was specifically the implication that the money was specifically for their silence that ultimately tied in Nixon and doomed him to be dragged into a "3rd rate burglary" that he could have easily, but painfully, have distanced himself comfortably from.

It is known as Watergate because it all started with a botched political espionage burglary at the Watergate Hotel.

For a long time known as the secret war or secret bombing (no one was supposed to know about it). Amongst the targets were the Ho Chi Minh trail and a NVA Armored Regiment (equipped with PT76 Amphibious Light Tanks and possibly T-54/T-55 medium gun tanks) that was known to be operating in Laos/Cambodia; obviously awaiting orders from Hanoi to enter South Vietnam at some point.

This gap was either accidently caused by Rose Mary woods by a misfunctioning Uher tape recorder or deliberately by somewone who wanted to discredit president Nixon.

Nixon was not happy, because it was so embarrasing. Everybody would think he had something to hide on that tape. But he never blamed Rose Mary Woods. "This gap was either accidently caused by Rose Mary woods by a misfunctioning Uher tape recorder" -This accusation was proven false when Rose Mary testified on November 8, 1973 that she did answer the phone and accidentally made "a terrible mistake" and re-recorded about 5 minutes, but she insisted she was not responsible for the other 13 1/2 minutes missing from the tapes. This was testified later in the same month that she stated "The buttons said on and off, forward and backward. I caught on to that fairly fast. I don't think I'm so stupid as to erase what's on a tape"

He didn't want to cause more protests and riots and he wanted to keep peace for as long as he could.

This question is kind of like the dogma of the holy trinity of Christendom. It's an unfathomably mystery shrouded in awe inspiring mysticism. Likewise, it's also a complete and foolish waste of time.

The policy of US withdrawal and "Vietnamization" spelled disaster for South Vietnam.
Of course, the Republic of South Viet Nam should be the immediate answer. Certainly other countries in the region were impacted as well. Thailand, Laos and Cambodia all changed, as did China, who went to war with the newly formed government of Vietnam and Cambodia.

No one "forced" Richard Nixon to resign. It was the only course of action he could take to avoid impeachment ("firing") on criminal charges and possible incarceration. His approval rating had dropped to 23%. Given the mood of the country at the time, if he had refused to resign, there is a strong possibility that he would have been legally removed from office and could have been jailed for his crimes.

It marked the re-opening of U.S. relations with China. No sitting US President had ever visited China. Herbert Hoover had lived there as a young mining engineer, along with his wife, during the time of the Boxer Rebellion (1900). "No president had visited there since the Communist government took power" is not the correct answer, but appears on trivia quiz sites.

President Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incident to deepen American involvement in Vietnam. And as early as February 1965, U.S. planes began to bomb North Vietnam. American troop strength in Vietnam increased to more than 180,000 by the end of the year and to 500,000 by 1968. ChaCha!

George Washington was the first in the U.S.

"Officially" US troops invaded (the quote "incursion") Cambodia on 01 May 1970. The Kent State shootings occurred on 04 May 1970 protesting that "incursion" (invasion).

Un-officially US troops and aerial bombing had been occurring since day one (probably even in 1955).

Special Ops men had been recording, studying, photographing, sketching, and doing alittle destructive work on NVA armor (tanks), facilities, cache supplies, depots, routes (Ho Chi Minh Trail), and general troop movements for years.

North Vietnam had at least three armor regiments (PT76 & T54 tanks), and one of those tank regiments was KNOWN to be stationed in Laos/Cambodia; they were being tracked (trailed/tailed) by SF/Special Ops men.

Following the Watergate scandal which clearly involved him, President Richard Nixon chose to resign rather than face upcoming impeachment actions and a forced removal from office. After his resignation, his former vice president who assumed the office, Gerald Ford issued a pardon which Nixon accepted.

Many Americans lost faith in their government and became cynical about politics.

he covered up a crime

Richard Nixon was the first American President to visit the People's Republic of China since it was established in 1949. Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai agreed to exchange cultural contacts between the two nations. Nixon helped establish the Open Door Policy, which ensured that all nations had equal trading privileges with China.

The administration of Richard Nixon was obsessive to the point of paranoia regarding "leaks" of information the the press & other media. The men given the job of plugging those leaks were given the nickname of "plumbers". (Plumbers are also reputed to 'get rid of the sh*t)

Archibald Cox

Richard M. Nixon was elected US President in 1968.

That was LBJs program; Nixon concentrated on Vietnam.

Nixon liked football, he played to win. Johnson wanted to create a "Great Society" of peace, education and equal rights. Johnson "Hated" the Vietnam War. He refused to remain president anymore because of it. Nixon was ready to play "hard-ball", and he did.