Watergate
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Richard Milhous Nixon is one of the most fascinating political figures of the 20th Century. His long political career began in 1947 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. By 1952, Nixon had been chosen as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate, but nor before he was embroiled in a scandal that led to the infamous Checkers Speech.
Nixon served as Vice-President for eight years, and then lost the 1960 election to John F. Kennedy. He recovered from political defeat to be chosen again as the Republican Party's candidate at the 1968 election. Following a year of turmoil, including two political assassinations, Nixon became the nation's 37th President on January 20, 1969. Later that year, he delivered his 'Silent Majority' speech on the Vietnam War, articulating his belief that the bulk of the American people supported his policies and programs. He then ran again for a second term.
If President Nixon would have entrusted his campaign for reelection to Republican National Committee, there never would have been a Watergate...