The Watergate Conspiracy

The Watergate scandal of the early 1970's was a scandal of such great proportion that it could have caused our capitalist government to collapse like the Roman Empire. Watergate left the American people feeling used by all politicians. Since their trust was violated, cynicism stayed with the American people for years afterward. It has been proven that Richard Nixon, the President of the United States, hired seven men to break into the Watergate hotel and …

…goal was to be remembered as a peacemaker. With the controversy of the Watergate scandal, many Americans probably won't remember him for that. His last goal was to be the most memorable president. For this reason, a theory that he was the elusive Deep Throat character was created. It is believed that Nixon leaked the information to the reporters at the Post so that generations to come would learn about Nixon and the Watergate scandal.