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WATERGATE SCANDAL ethical dilemma

WATERGATE SCANDAL ethical dilemma. Francisco Ramírez A00812234 Sofía Elosúa A01175220 Mariana de la Garza a00802026 . Context. When was it? June 17, 1972. What was it? A political scandal that occurred in the United States. Principal actors.

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WATERGATE SCANDAL ethical dilemma

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  1. WATERGATE SCANDALethical dilemma Francisco Ramírez A00812234 Sofía Elosúa A01175220 Mariana de la Garza a00802026

  2. Context • When was it? • June 17, 1972. • What was it? • A political scandal that occurred in the United States. • Principal actors. • CIA, FBI, IRS, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, William Mark Felt and Nixon’s administration. • What is “Watergate”? • A term used to describe a political scandal in the USA between 1972 and 1974. The word specifically refers to the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C.

  3. development • Richard Milhous Nixon became the nation’s 37th President on January 20, 1969. • These series of events happened at the time of Nixon's re-election campaign. • In June 17, 1972 there was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. • Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. • The affair began with the arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. • The FBI connected cash found on the burglars to a fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, the official organization of Nixon's campaign. • In July 1973, as evidence mounted against the president's staff, including testimony provided by former staff members, it was revealed that President Nixon had a tape-recording system in his offices and he had recorded many conversations.

  4. development • After a series of court battles, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the president had to hand over the tapes to government investigators. • Recordings from these tapes implicated the president, revealing he had attempted to cover up what had taken place after the break-in. • The House of Representatives and the Senate were about to charge Nixon with misconduct in office. • Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974. • Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the United States when Nixon resigned • President Ford then issued a pardon to him on September 8, 1974.

  5. Ethical issues • Obstruction of justice: • The president denied for a long time his involvement in the break-in taken place at the Watergate hotel. • Abuse of power: • Nixon and his team used his political power to steal information from the opponent’s party. • Contempt of Congress: • Obstructing the work of the United States Congress

  6. CONCLUSION • “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln • “It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.” David Brin

  7. References • Hosansky, David. Eyewitness To Watergate : A Documentary History For Students. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 6 Feb. 2014

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