Nixon Should Have Been Impeached!
Had Richard M. Nixon not resigned as President of the United States on August 9th, 1974, he most definitely would have been impeached and removed from office. In June of 1972, a group of men hired by Nixon's reelection committee were caught breaking into the offices of the Democratic national headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. This break-in and attempted bugging were only part of a series of illegal activities conducted by the Nixon administration and the Committee to Re-Elect the President. The outcome of the Watergate scandal went beyond the public humiliation of Richard Nixon and the conviction and jailing of twenty-six White House officials and aides. The scandal had an extremely negative impact on the political system of the United States during the 1970's. Watergate contributed to a growing loss of faith in the federal government that originally stemmed from the public's opposition to the Vietnam conflict. The Watergate scandal was a major contributor to the downfall of Richard Nixon and his administration, however, there were other factors involved. The news of 3,500 secret bombings in Cambodia authorized by Nixon further discredited him and led to an act
2. Emery, Fred. Watergate: The Corruption of American Politics and the Fall of Richard Nixon. Times, 1994. 3. Genovese, Michael A. The Nixon Presidency: Power and Politics in Turbulent Times. Greenwood, 1900. 1. Barron, Rachel. Richard Nixon: American Politician. Morgan Reynolds, 1998. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the trial of the burglars accused of breaking into the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., many questions had arisen. The investigative reporting of two reporters for the Washington Post, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, as well as the persistent questioning by United States District Court Judge John J. Sirica showed that a cover-up had concealed the burglars activities. During the investigation there were indications that the burglars were connected to high government officials in the executive branch. A Senate committee on Watergate led by Sam Ervin of North Carolina and an investigation team headed by Archibald Cox showed that this incident was one of many scandals. Nixon loyalists conducted four years of political espionage and sabotage against the Democratic Party. These actions were financed by secret illegal campaign contributions from people seeking political favors. In July of 1974, the House of Representatives began impeachment proceedings. They accused Nixon of obstructing justice, abusing his presidential power, and Contempt of Congress or refusing to obey subpoenas by the House. Soon after the Supreme Court ruling, on August 5th, 1974, Nixon released to tapes to the Special Prosecutor. The tapes showed that
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