Analysis Of Richard Nixon And The Watergate Scandal

What if your dreams never amounted to anything more than a dream? What would be the point of dreaming that dream? For the citizens of The United States of America, dreams were nothing but a lie, after Richard Nixon committed The Watergate Scandal. The Watergate Scandal was an authorized burglary of The Democratic National Headquarters,on June 17, 1972. A burglary that was authorized by the most powerful man in free world, Richard Nixon. The break in was an attempt to bug the Democratic Official 's offices. Undoubtedly, Richard Nixon resigned because he was facing the possibility of being impeached. Richard Nixon was facing the possibility of being impeached because of his involvement with The Watergate Scandal. Nevertheless, the question that

People who take risks are more likely to take another gamble if it paid off, and paying off is exactly what it did. Richard Nixon became quite the gambler while he served in the Navy, during World War Two. “Richard Nixon won large amounts of money playing poker. He used these winnings to help fund his political career in 1946” (History.com 2). This quote shows how Richard Nixon took risks and in the beginning of his life, these risks paid off. “Following the war, Nixon launch his political career in 1946, when he defeated a five-term Democratic in cumben to represent his California district in The United States House of Represenatives” (History.com 2). This quote shows that Richard Nixon’s risks paid off, not only financially but also politically. In fact, Nixon 's poker was debatably the first time he had tasted success. Unfortunately, this success would be the catalyst for the chain of events that would cost him in his future. When Nixon made the decision to commit The Watergate Scandal, he was thinking either consciously or subconsciously about how risks have paid off for him in the past. These events caused him to make the decision that he made. The decision that would later bring him to lie and try to cover the scandal up and this would lead to the downfall of his

The question of why Nixon committed The Watergate Scandal, is still being asked today. The reason that questions are still being asked today is because we do still do not have a concrete answer, until today. This essay looks at The Watergate Scandal from a new perspective. An outlook that looks at the situation from a Physiological point of view. This perspective uses empathy to allow someone to put themselves in Nixon’s shoes, and understand what events in his life have contributed to the development of his behavior. After all, Nixon’s behavior and trait are what drove him to committing The Watergate