Whether Watergate was beneficial to the US

The Watergate scandal and eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon may have weakened the office of the President, but it proved the unwavering resolve of the American government to view even its highest members equally in the eyes of the law. The President was proven guilty of a crime. This proof illustrated his vulnerability, therefore weakening the revered executive office of President. Nixon was held responsible for his actions, just as any other member of society would be, thereby reinforcing the Constitutional belief that all men are created equal. In All The President’s Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward shed light on the process that exposed the scandal of the Nixon administration in such a manner that illustrates the strengthening of this country’s faith in its constitutional rights and laws.
Elliot Richardson’s quote, and the implications therein, accurately convey the lesson of Watergate. Richardson refers to “a process that was beginning to substitute ...