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ixon tried to be dominant over Congress. The evidence that had been piled up by authorities didn't put Nixon in a good place. The connection between the burglars and members of Nixon's administration was major. The evidence spoke to the United States and said that these men were paid by the Nixon administration for breaking into the Watergate hotel. Numerous white house officials were forced to resign or even serve time in prison because of their involvement in the Watergate scandal. The scandal eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon on August 9, 1974, which is the only resignation of a U.S. President (Bailey 1981). The scandal also resulted in the conviction and incarceration of many of Nixon's top administration officials.

Who was involved?

The five men were Bernard Barker, Virgilio R. Gonzalez, Eugenio R. Martinez, James W. McCord, Jr, Frank A. Sturgis who were charged with burglary and attempted interception of telephone (Bernstein 1974). Other than the 5 men arrested for the break-in many people of Nixon's administration was involved. The linking force in the scandal was Howard Hunt, white house consultant, his name was found within one of the guy's arrested possession. Howard Hunt's name and phone number was found in the pocket of two of the men. President Nixon became involved when he tried to cover it up. A check for 25,000 dollars from Nixon re-election committee was found in the bank account of one of the burglars. Someone that is responsible for revealing this scandal and it the people involved is referred to as 'Deep Throat'. Who is this man? This is the man that blew that whistle on the scandal but he is still an invisible man who gets silent recognition for his deed. The question that Woodward and Bernstein answers move to answer is where this money came from. Woodward and Bernstein discovered that these men were connected to the CRP (Bernstein 1974). Additionally money brought in from the campaign was used to support the burglar's travel costs. On March 1, a prosecutor charged seven of Nixon's former aides on various charges related to the Watergate. It was an abuse of presidential power and an obstruction of justice. Some of Nixon's administration, including White House counsel John Dean, testified before a grand jury about the president's crimes. People also testified that Nixon had secretly taped every conversation that took place in the Oval Office. In July, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to turn over the tapes. Nixon's case had been looked at members of Congress. Members wanted to impeach Richard Nixon for obstruction of justice, criminal cover up and several other offenses. Before being impeached Nixon resigned which was a great decision but made him look guilty. Throughout his presidency, Nixon denied his involvement in the Watergate scandal and he claimed he was such an innocent man. The fact the he was re-elected was also a surprise, it shows that the nation believes in him and had faith that he was innocent. When all of the details of the case began to reveal, Nixon moved to resign before being impeached.

3，研究陈述-III: Research Statement

Presidential scandals can have a major effect on our nation. The president has to be the role model for citizens so he must lead by example. The Watergate scandal involving President Nixon and his administration is one that the United States would never forget. A scandal can make a nation s