Ep 136 - Richard Nixon and Watergate: The Pink Lady and Deep Throat
Gems of History
English - November 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Following some of the most tumultuous times in modern American history, Richard Nixon stepped into the White House. He shot up through political ranks quickly, despite his lack of social prestige. At first, his tenure as President was promising. He reorganized social infrastructure and made pushes for civil rights. But behind everything, the pressure of war, foreign ideals, and domestic unrest created a sense of paranoia within Nixon. This paranoia pushed him to make unethical decisions, leading to the most important event of his political career, the Watergate scandal.