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A 10 page paper which examines the lessons learned from Watergate. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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perspectives. It affected people individually, giving them less confidence in the political administration, affecting the world of journalism and clearly affecting the world of the administration, the federal government, as
it presented a government that could well not be trusted. One author notes that, "Periods of social upheaval, by revealing aspects of behavior ordinarily repressed, provide an opportunity for deepening
out insights into the nature of man" (L., 2006). Clearly Watergate did just this, as it also urged people to look into the nature of man from a political standpoint
as well. In essence, Watergate urged people to examine all parts of human nature where the public, society, government, security, nobility, and journalism were involved. The following paper examines lessons
learned from Watergate, as well as discussing lessons that should or could be further learned from Watergate. Watergate: Lessons Learned In
first examining the lessons learned from Watergate one author notes, "To draw the right lessons from history it is essential to recall that the scandals collectively known as Watergate involved
far more than a break-in at Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building and a cover-up of the crime" (Lichtman, 2005). According to this author the event known as Watergate
involved many different elements that essentially worked towards eliminating or destroying democracy in America (Lichtman, 2005). At the same time there was a very powerful level of involvement from the
institution of journalism. Another author notes that when Watergate truly broke there were two journalists who became folk heroes and essentially brought
celebrity status to the world of journalism (Meyer, 2005). They wrote a book which became the film "all the Presidents Men" and "its movie persuaded thousands of young people who
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