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A Modern President Under Attack:

This analysis explores Richard Nixon's presidency amid the Watergate scandal, contrasting it with the administrations of Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton. It examines how Nixon's White House operated independently, seemingly above the law, leading to accusations of counter-democratic behavior. The discussion raises critical questions about the nature of accountability in democratic governance and whether political figures can be truly labeled as counter-democratic or simply share certain characteristics of that definition.

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A Modern President Under Attack:

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  1. A Modern President Under Attack: • Richard Nixon and Watergate

  2. Nixon • Democratic vs. Counter-democratic • Nixon vs. Johnson • Nixon vs. Clinton

  3. Counter-democratic • “One coherent picture emerges from the evidence….It is the picture of a White House entirely on its own, operating on the assumption that it was accountable to no higher authority than the wishes of and the steady accretion of power by the President. It is the picture of a Presidency growing steadily more sure that it was about and beyond the reaches of the law.”

  4. Richard Nixon • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krvs_qiCG-o • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dtRDQrV6c&feature=fvst

  5. Bill Clinton • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSDAXGXGiEw&feature=fvst • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r4e5Wg4PDI&feature=related

  6. Can political figures in a democratic nation truly be labeled counter-democratic or merely possess specific characteristics under its definition?

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