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Theyearssincethebreak-inattheWatergatecomplexinWashington,DC,havesolidifiedthedominantpopularnarrativeaboutthescandalthattoppledRichard Nixon’spresidencyFirstofall,on,ontheWatergate:Howdiditallstart,wherediditstart?Reprints&Permissions.Thisarticlechallengesthestandardviewof RichardNixon’sactionssurroundingtheWatergateaffairas‘criminal’,andtriesrathertounderstandhowtheymightbeconsideredproperlypoliticalTHE SENATEINVESTIGATESWATERGATEMcCord’srev-elationofpossibleWhiteHouseinvolvementintheburglaryarousedpublicinterestinWatergate exhibitpdfExhibitleadWatergatedefenselawyerWhatfollowsisanattempttodemonstratehowPresidentNixon’sreflexiveandidiosyncraticunderstandingof WatergateFigures&dataCitationsBobWoodwardandCarlBernsteinperformedmediamuckrakingconcerningtheissueAtfirst,fewpeopletookthe Watergateburglaryseriously,andithadnoimpactonthepresidentialelectionofYetbythescandalcausedPresidentRichardNixontoresignhisofficeratherthan faceimpeachment•.Asyouwellknow,itallendedratherbadly,withNixonresigningindisgrace,hismostsenioraidesimprisoned,andhisre-electionThe WatergatescandalwasasignificantpoliticalcontroversyintheUnitedStatesduringthepresidencyofRichardNixonfromto,ultimatelyresultinginNixon'sThe tacticsheconstructedbroughthimtogetinvolvedintheoneofthebiggestUSconstitutionalcrises,theWatergateScandalPresidenttalkingfirstaboutthe Watergate;andthenaboutSegretti;andthenaboutsomeoftheperipheralitemsthat,uh,havecomeupThisledtothefinaljudgment,hispresidential impeachmentinFortyyearsafterPresidentNixon’sresignation,thereremainInthissense,theyearanniversaryprovidesafortuitous,ratherthanarbitrary,occasion forascholarlyexamin-ationofWatergateexposésReadthisarticleMetricsWatergateScandalConversationNumberLocation:WhiteHouseOvalOfficeA retrospectiveonWatergateshedslightonseveralissuesofimportancetojournalismscholarsWatergatewastheoutcomeofalargerbattlebetweenCongressand thepresident andbetweenthepresidentanddemocraticsociety overwhowouldcontrolthedomesticpursestrings,createpolicy,andmanagetheconductof theVietnamWarTheseinterpretationshavemuchtorecommendthemtalkingfirstabouttheWatergate;andthenaboutSegretti;andthenaboutsomeofthe peripheralitemsthat,uh,havecomeupItstartedwithaninstructiontomefromBobHaldemantoseeifwecouldn'tsetupaperfectlylegitimatecampaign intelligenceLessonHanDonaldARitchieJohnWelshInvestigatingtheFirstofall,on,ontheWatergate:HowdiditallInvestigativereporterPolk,nowasenior produceratCNN,believesthat"politicshaschangedmoreasaresultofWatergatethanjournalismhas,tothebenefitofpoliticiansWatergate:thepresidential scandalthatshookAmerica:Olson,KeithW,FreeDownload,Borrow,andStreaming:InternetArchive