Watergate Scandal

Watergate was caused by many things. Watergate picked close, loyal people for his inner circle. In their time in the administration, Nixon and his advisers slowly got the idea that they were above the law. These reasons led to the Watergate Scandal. Later, a group of people connected with Nixon attempted to burglarize the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex. As investigation continues, many member's of Nixon's staff were accused. Nixon then started to fire many of his staff. Nixon then began a very arduous task of trying to keep the taped Oval Office conversations under control. Finally, after many attempts to get the tapes, Nixon released an edited version of the tape. The house then wanted to impeach him on charges of obstruction of justice, contempt of Congress, and more. Near the end of the trails, Nixon resigned when it was too late. To represent the Watergate Scandal, my group had each side represent a different process of the Watergate Scandal. The break in side had flashlights, wires, locks, and other objects that were used to break in. Our next side related to the cover up, which included hush money, edited tapes, and other items. We had many photographs to show images in which normal everyday items would not have, such as pictures of Nixon's staff. The next side was dedicated to the fight for the tapes. This included a picture of the white house recording machine, as well as the stack of edited tapes that Nixon spent a good amount of time editing. Finally, we had our last side dedicated to the resignation of Nixon, including a printed copy of his letter of resignation as well as his farewell speech.

If I could repeat this project again, I would definitely spend more time assembling the box because the entire day was very rushed. I would advise incoming classes to make sure they know exactly what they will do the day of the assembly.

-Lawrece