Monday, June 18, 2012

Nixon

5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats' Office Here
Sunday, June 18, 1972

GOP Security Aide Among Five Arrested in Bugging Affair
June 19, 1972

Bug Suspect Got Campaign Funds
August 1, 1972
 Mitchell Controlled Secret GOP Fund
September 29, 1972
 FBI Finds Nixon Aides Sabotaged Democrats
October 10, 1972

These are the headlines that ran during the Watergate scandal, and those, along with their accompanying articles, make it hard to believe the headline that comes next.
 
Nixon Wins Landslide Victory; Democrats Hold Senate, House
November 8, 1972

How could we re-elect a man who was so clearly involved with such a doubtlessly scandals enterprise as the bugging of a political office, possibly to rig the election, or some other treasonous means?  
 
Last Two Guilty in Watergate Plot
January 31, 1973

 
3 Top Nixon Aides, Kleindienst Out; President Accepts Full Responsibility; Richardson Will Conduct New Probe
May 1, 1973
 
Cox Is Chosen as Special Prosecutor
May 19, 1973
 
Dean Alleges Nixon Knew of Cover-up Plan
 June 3, 1973
 
Break-In Memo Sent to Ehrlichman
June 13, 1973
 
President Taped Talks, Phone Calls; Lawyer Ties Ehrlichman to Payments
July 17, 1973
 
President Refuses to Turn Over Tapes; Ervin Committee, Cox Issue Subpoenas
 July 24, 1973  
Nixon Forces Firing of Cox; Richardson, Ruckelshaus Quit: President Abolishes Prosecutor’s Office; FBI Seals Records
October 21, 1973
 
Nixon Tells Editors, ‘I’m Not a Crook’
November 18, 1973
 
Another Tape Found Faulty, Sirica Is Told; Haldeman, Nixon Talk Is Involved
 November 18, 1973
 
Nixon Resigns
August 9, 1974

only to be proved so completely wrong by this, a near impeachment, followed by the resignation of our president?

I, of America's youngest generation, shake my head at the stupidity of some people.

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