{"id":6987,"date":"2022-02-28T09:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6987"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:22:47","slug":"reflection-political-scandal-from-watergate-to-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/02\/28\/reflection-political-scandal-from-watergate-to-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection: Political Scandal From Watergate to the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The American people were blindsided by Richard Nixon and his Republican committee to re-<\/span>elect him in the early 1970s. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, journalists at the Washington Post, put their lives in danger just to uncover the truth. They cracked the Watergate scandal: one of the biggest scandals in U.S. political history. Nixon might never have been exposed if Bernstein and Woodward didn\u2019t push to learn more. Had they not investigated the story, Richard Nixon could have gone down in history as one of the most successful presidents of the United Stated. The American people would truly believe Nixon won his election fairly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie poster for “All the President’s Men”.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The publication of Bernstein and Woodward\u2019s story eventually resulted in President Nixon\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>resignation as president of the United States. The lessons we can take from Bernstein,Woodward, and executive editor Ben Bradlee are that Persistence is key. It\u2019s important to follow any lead no matter how small. The lessons that we can take from the Watergate scandal are that even the most powerful people need to be held accountable for their actions. The higher ups are not immune to the laws.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We should build upon these lessons in that no matter how powerful or well-respected a person\u00a0<\/span>is, they can make dreadful mistakes that will be covered up. If journalists do not look at the details of a story, they might miss a piece of key evidence that other readers do not notice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If they did not pursue this story in fear of what would happen, numerous people involved\u00a0<\/span>in the scandal would have been silent for the rest of their lives, restricting their freedom to talk\u00a0<\/span>openly about what happened.\u00a0 If they did not pursue the story, they would have never exposed the connection between the committee to re-elect Richard Nixon and the break-in at Watergate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Movie Trailer in Words:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAll the President\u2019s Men\u201d submerges you in the biggest political scandal of the century. From\u00a0<\/span>the opening scenes of the Watergate break-in to the gates of the White House, the tension only\u00a0<\/span>builds. The intense arrest of the five intruders, makes you feel as if you\u2019re witnessing American\u00a0<\/span>history firsthand. Up and coming journalist for the Washington Post, Bob Woodward,\u00a0<\/span>investigates the arrests. Woodward was under the impression that he was investigating a break-in\u00a0<\/span>at the Democrat National Committee, but finds big names among the lawyers already involved\u00a0<\/span>in the case. Ben Bradlee, the executive editor for the Washington Post, knew this case was too\u00a0<\/span>big for a rookie to handle. Bradlee assigned Carl Bernstein to collaborate with Woodward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ambitious Woodward and the experienced Bernstein dove into the case. They searched\u00a0<\/span>endlessly for connections after one of the burglar\u2019s address books was found with a phone number into the White House. Both followed every lead they had. They were persistent until they put together a jigsaw puzzle in the shape of the committee to re-elect Richard Nixon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Every ex-member of the committee was afraid to speak about their time working for Nixon\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>reelection. Woodward and Bernstein knew that they were already in over their heads asking\u00a0<\/span>questions, but they would not stop until they uncovered the whole truth. The increasing danger\u00a0<\/span>and mystery to this film will immerse you into the life of an investigative journalist.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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