Compare And Contrast Us Vs Nixon
Reed Broussard
Coach Roch
Civics 3rd hour
1 March, 2016
U.S. vs. Nixon Many presidents have committed scandals while in office. One of the most public of these scandals was the Watergate Scandal. Because of this scandal, President Richard Nixon was brought to the Supreme Court. What resulted in him being brought to the supreme court was a landmark case. The Supreme Court case of United States vs. Nixon was a case that impacted the power of any U.S. president. Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Before his reign as president, he served in both houses in the U.S. congress. In these terms he represented the state of California. His biggest accomplishment during his presidency was ending the fighting with Vietnam and reconciling the relationship between the United States and U.S.S.R. as well as China. He is now the only president to resign while in his office. He resigned in his second term due to the Watergate Scandal. This scandal was also brought to the Supreme Court …show more content…
This scandal is arguably one of the biggest in United States history. It occurred when burglars were arrested in July of 1972. The burglars were not just any criminals, they were part of Nixon’s reelection campaign. They were caught stealing confidential documents and wiretapping phones. They did this in the Democratic National Committee’s Watergate headquarters in the prime of the election between, then, President Nixon and Senator George McGovern. They were caught when a guard noticed the taped locks when the burglars came to re-wiretap the phones (Watergate). Nixon was also not initially thought to be involved and ended up winning the campaign. This was the quiet before the storm of the Supreme Court case United States versus
Coach Roch
Civics 3rd hour
1 March, 2016
U.S. vs. Nixon Many presidents have committed scandals while in office. One of the most public of these scandals was the Watergate Scandal. Because of this scandal, President Richard Nixon was brought to the Supreme Court. What resulted in him being brought to the supreme court was a landmark case. The Supreme Court case of United States vs. Nixon was a case that impacted the power of any U.S. president. Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Before his reign as president, he served in both houses in the U.S. congress. In these terms he represented the state of California. His biggest accomplishment during his presidency was ending the fighting with Vietnam and reconciling the relationship between the United States and U.S.S.R. as well as China. He is now the only president to resign while in his office. He resigned in his second term due to the Watergate Scandal. This scandal was also brought to the Supreme Court …show more content…
This scandal is arguably one of the biggest in United States history. It occurred when burglars were arrested in July of 1972. The burglars were not just any criminals, they were part of Nixon’s reelection campaign. They were caught stealing confidential documents and wiretapping phones. They did this in the Democratic National Committee’s Watergate headquarters in the prime of the election between, then, President Nixon and Senator George McGovern. They were caught when a guard noticed the taped locks when the burglars came to re-wiretap the phones (Watergate). Nixon was also not initially thought to be involved and ended up winning the campaign. This was the quiet before the storm of the Supreme Court case United States versus