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Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was Richard Nixon's illegal attempt to gather information about the Democratic party in the 1972 presidential election. It resulted in his resignation in 1974.
423 Questions
Did Nixon order the Watergate break in?
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.
What affect did the Watergate scandal have on the presidency and in the US?
Richard Nixon sent the country rolling with the Watergate Scandal. The country was still trying to recover from Vietnam War when this scandal came to the surface. The Watergate scandal was Richard Nixon trying to cheat the country into reelecting him into office.
John Mitchell
When the Watergate scandal broke and Richard Nixon was forced to resign this was largely do to what?
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.
What was basis of Watergate scandal?
. Nixon sent in burglars into the Watergate building where the democratic headquarters was located. A security guard found them by noticing a piece of masking tape on the door jam. Nixon was able to hide his relationship with the burglars until it was discovered that his instructions had been taped in the Oval Office. Two investigative journalists were told about the taped conversations and were able to uncover the plot. Not long after in an interview with David Frost Nixon stated that the president was "above the law" and laws didn't apply to him.
Which president is associated with Watergate?
Richard M. Nixon. His campaign people were the ones that directed the break-in of the Democratic Headquarters in the Watergate complex; he orchestrated the cover-up and resigned as President when it was found out.
Where did the term Watergate come from?
This term came from the breakin of the Watergate hotel that was used as site for the Democratic party during Nixon presidency.Subsequent history has proven that breakin with those employed in the Republican party of Richard Nixon.The people were jailed and Nixon was impeached as a direct result of that which was confirmed in the infamous Nixon Whitehouse tapes.
Improvement: NO. That is NOT true. Nixon was NOT impeached, you dumb people. He RESIGNED. God.
What was a lasting effect of the Watergate scandal under President Richard Nixon?
Many Americans lost faith in their government and became cynical about politics.
What was the result of the water gate scandal?
Because Nixon hired people to break into the files of top democrats and steal information about what they were doing and planning. He thought that he could usurp the law and do whatever he wanted just because he was the president. Frost/Nixonis actually a very good portrayal of the events.
Who were the plumbers in the Watergate scandal?
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)
Did Nixon really know what was going on with Watergate?
pat nixon did not know about water gate scandal
Can someone explain details about John Mitchell?
John Mitchell was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1913. He was the Attorney General of the United States from January 20, 1969 to February 15, 1972.
What was the name of the special prosecuter on the Watergate case?
That the President had been part of a cover-up.
How many men were indicted in Watergate Scandal?
38 members of the Nixon Administration plead guilty to or been indicted for crimes revealed in the Watergate investigation.
What was the smoking gun of the Watergate scandal?
It was a taped conversation between President Nixon and his Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman, recorded a few days after the break-in, but by the time it was released Haldeman had been sacked.
In the recording, Haldeman had been suggesting to get the CIA to halt the FBI's investigations into to the break-in of the Watergate Building, and claim it was part of a national security operation. He warned that the FBI were investigating where the money involved in the scheme was coming from. Nixon agreed to the plan.
"Smoking Gun" is frequently used to describe a conclusive piece of evidence. It comes from a scene in a Sherlock Holmes story, in which Holmes and Watson rushed into the room where a murder had been committed, to find a man standing by the body with a smoking pistol.
The tapes were incomplete.
How did the Watergate burglary occur?
First a security guard at the Watergate hotel found people breaking into the Democratic Headquarters, located at the hotel and he told the police who arrested them for trespassing. Then Washington Post reporters, Woodward and Bernstein, found out, through the help of an FBI agent, that the White House, was involved in many criminal activities. This led to the resignation of President Nixon, who would have been impeached for covering up illegal activities.
The watergate tapes are the series of tapes that was used as the main evidence to impeach Nixon. The tapes were recordings of every conversation Nixon had in his office about the Watergate scandal, they contained evidence that Nixon was trying to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
Who was Richard Nixon's chief of staff during the Watergate scandal?
Nixon's original chief of staff was H.R. Haldeman. He was dismissed during the Watergate scandal, and replaced by Alexander Haig.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Watergate case?
The Watergate Case was filed as United States v. Nixon,418 US 683 (1974)
The US Supreme Court voted unanimously, 8-0 (Justice Rehnquist recused himself for conflict of interest), to order President Nixon to surrender the Watergate tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. The decision affirmed the District Court ruling upholding the legality of Jaworski's subpoena for the Watergate tapes in the face of Nixon's claim of Executive Privilege.
The Court ordered Nixon to relinquish the tapes, citing the constitutional rights of the six men accused of conspiracy, under the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause and the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause.
Constitutional Argument
In US v. Nixon, then-President Nixon had a collection of secret audio tapes containing conversations deemed relevant to the Watergate investigation. The Special Prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Leon Jaworski, subpoenaed the tapes as evidence of conspiracy between top level government officials and the President. Nixon was labeled an unindicted conspirator, making him a subject of legitimate scrutiny.
President Nixon refused to produce the tapes, claiming he was immune from the subpoena under the doctrine of Executive Privilege, the implied constitutional right of the President to withhold information from the other branches of government (Article II). According to Nixon, the conversations were intra-branch, protected by the Separation of Powers, and non-justiciable (not amenable to resolution by a court) because the court lacked jurisdiction over the communications.
The Supreme Court acknowledged the validity of Executive Privilege in general, but held that it did not provide absolute and unqualified protection, except possibly in the case of military and diplomatic affairs, which were irrelevant to the case. The Court also argued the judiciary had jurisdiction over the matter under Article III because the constitution was not intended to protect the President from legitimate criminal prosecution.
In response to an argument that Special Counsel Leon Jaworski didn't have authority to subpoena the tapes, the Court held that 28 USC Sec 503 made the Attorney General head of the Department of Justice, charged with investigating and prosecuting crimes. Congress provided that the AG could delegate authority to the Special Prosecutor, and that Nixon could not rescind this power.
Further, the fundamental demands of Fifth Amendment Due Process and Sixth Amendment Confrontation of the witness or evidence against the accused superseded President Nixon's Executive Privilege.
What effect did the Watergate scandle have on american society?
He resigned and most Americans got really mad at Ford when he gave Nixon a presidential pardon, meaning that Nixon didn't have to stand trial for his crimes. Also, before watergate, there was no concept that the president would ever lie to the American people or do anything wrong, and Watergate forever changed that.
