Outline
Thesis statement: Watergate could possibly be the worst scandal in
the history of the
United States.
1. Richard Nixon.
A. Family.
B. Political.
II. Latest scandals.
A. Iran Contra affair.
B. Whitewater affair.
Ill. Watergate.
A. Burglary.
B. Plumbers.
C. John F.Kennedy
IV. Investigation.
A. Reporters.
B. Special prosecutors.
C. Senate hearings.
D. Fight for tapes.
V. National Archives and Records Administration.
A. Material available for research.
B. Special Files Unit.
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Outline
VI. Outcome.
A. Sentences.
B. Constitutional.
VII. Conclusion.
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Watergate
Political scandals are not strangers to the United States. They date
back as far as 1830, with the presidential sex scandal and Thomas
Jefferson, and in 1875 with the Whiskey Ring and President Ulysses S.
Grant (Time and Again 1). Today we have the Iran-Contra affair with
Ronald Reagan and Whitewater with Bill and Hillary Clinton. Even with
these, it can be argued that Watergate could possibly be the worst
scandal in the history of the United States.
Richard Milihous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States,
and the only President to ever resign his office. He was born the second
of five sons, in Yorba Linda, California. His parents were Francis
Anthony and Hannah Milhous Nixon. His career started in 1945 when he
accepted the candidacy for a seat in the 12th congressional district which
he won. He was elected to United States Congress in 1946, he then
entered into the Senate as the youngest member ever in 1951. Only a
short two years later he became the second youngest vice-president in
history at the age of thirty nine. He served two terms as vice President
under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1969 he won his bid for the
Presidency(Kinsella 3).
The Iran-contra affair was...