Watergate

• Publisher: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale
• Pages: 123
• ISBN_10: 0737726911
  ISBN_13: 9780737726916
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State , History / United States / 20th Century , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century , Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Politics & Government , Political Science / Political Process / Media & Internet ,

Description:... In August 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned the presidency rather than face an impeachment trial for his involvement in a criminal cover-up of the Watergate Hotel break-in. The fervor over Watergate consumed American politics and changed the public's opinion about the presidency. This volume examines such issues as executive privilege, the responsibility of the news media to the public, and the increase of public cynicism toward politicians.