I need an original post that is at least 200 words responding to Part A. Then I need two student responses to post, at least 100 words, that can be found in Part B. Please respond to student response like you are talking to them directly. Do not say I agree with this student .this students use of ..etc Side note: my family drinks very casually.
PART A
Watergate has such power in the United States that many presidential scandals get the suffix -gate. Using the Learning Resources, explain what Watergate was and how it affected the US and the world. When participating in this discussion, consider Watergate in the context of other events in the early 1970s, especially Nixons domestic and foreign policy goals.
PART B
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Watergate has such power in the United States that many presidential scandals get the suffix -gate. Using the Learning Resources, explain what Watergate was and how it affected the US and the world. When participating in this discussion, consider Watergate in the context of other events in the early 1970s, especially Nixons domestic and foreign policy goals.
Watergate was a political scandal that initiated when five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C. on 17 June 1972. That attempted burglary was not the scandal, the scandal ensued after President Nixons administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The investigations uncovered multiple abuses of power by his administration and tape-recording devices in offices used by President Nixon. It is estimated that at least 69 members of his administration. mostly top officials, were indicted as part of the investigations. The courts ruled that President Nixon was obligated to release the tape-recordings to government officials. The tapes revealed that he tried to cover up many things after the five broke into the complex. To avoid an expected impeachment, President Nixon resigned his presidency on 9 August 1974 and his successor, President Ford, pardoned him on 8 September 1974. The whole Watergate scandal lasted from approximately 1972-1977 including all the trials for indicted personnel.
The ramifications were more serious for the U.S. than the world, that does not mean the world did not look at the current and future U.S. Presidents differently after the Watergate scandal. Each president had to prove themselves trustworthy to any and all foreign leaders they dealt with. As events were discovered and publicized from the scandal, individuals in the U.S. had mixed feelings and some people did not let it change their opinion. With numerous other world conflicts already happening, this shocking scandal took over the headlines worldwide. Many were thought to not trust an American President just from this scandal, others continued their day to day operations as business as usual.
It is not just presidential scandals that get the suffix gate. Numerous sports teams (some multiple times) have been involved with a scandal that earned a gate in the suffix, some recent and well publicized ones are as follows:
Spygate 2007 New England Patriots
Bountygate 2009 New Orleans Saints
Deflategate 2014 New England Patriots
Something else to consider is how influential Watergate was to the American public as it all unfolded. A very famous and extremely popular karaoke song by Lynyrd Skynyrd written in 1973, Sweet Home Alabama, has the following verse in it:
Now Watergate does not bother me, does your conscience bother you, tell the truth
I learned a lot about Watergate from this discussion. Honestly, all I ever knew about it was it happened during President Nixons time in office and then he suddenly resigned. I always wondered why it was called Watergate too, just thought it was a word they made up at the time to give it a name, had no idea it was the actual complex that was burglarized. It makes more sense now why every scandal in America has the suffix of gate.
The Watergate Trial: Overview. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Accessed February 20, 2019. https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/watergate_files/content.php?section=1&page=a.
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Today, Jimmy Carter is better known for his post-presidency activities than for his actual tenure. Using the Learning Resources, discuss the issues confronting the United States in the late 1970s. Consider how the Carter administration managed these issues and evaluate the outcomes.
Jimmy Carter post-presidency brought him much success. But he did have some issues during his presidency. In 1977, Carter brokered two U.S. treaties with Panama, the following year, he presided over a tough round of meetings between Egypts President Anwar el-Sadat and Israels Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David. Carter also reopened diplomatic relations between the United States and China while breaking ties with Taiwan, and signed a bilateral strategic arms limitation treaty (SALT II) with the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev [1].
Carter struggled to combat the nations economic woes, including high unemployment rising inflation and the effects of an energy crisis that began in the early 1970s. In November 1979, a mob of Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took its diplomatic staff hostage as a protest against the arrival in the United States of the deposed Iranian shah, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, in order to receive medical treatment [1].
Carter stood firm in the tense standoff that followed, but his failure to free the hostages led his government to be perceived as inept and inefficient; this perception increased after the failure of a secret U.S. military mission in April 1980 [1].
In the decades that followed, he continued his diplomatic activities in many conflict-ridden countries around the globe. In 1994 alone, Carter negotiated with North Korea to end their nuclear weapons program, worked in Haiti to ensure a peaceful transfer of government and brokered a ceasefire between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims [1].
Carter is the author of numerous books, the topics of which range from his views on the Middle East to memories of his childhood; they also include a historical novel and a collection of poetry. In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize [1].
Jimmy Carter provided Americans with an ideal model of post-presidential life. Some consider him to be the nations greatest former President. Carter has emerged as a champion of human rights and worked for several charitable causes. Carter found the Carter Presidential Center at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Carter has maintained a high profile, he is often seen on television, helping with habitat home construction or providing his opinions on the issues of the day [2].
As a President who was deeply embroiled in foreign crises during his term in office, Carter has taken opportunities to apply his experiences and knowledge on the world stage. Carter served as a freelance ambassador for a variety of international missions, including soothing disputes between countries, observing elections in nations with histories of fraudulent voting processes, and advising presidents on Middle East issues [2].
References
[1] Editors, History.com. Jimmy Carter. History.com. November 09, 2009. Accessed February 19, 2019. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/jimmy-carter.
[2] Jimmy Carter: Life After the Presidency. Miller Center. July 17, 2017. Accessed February 19, 2019. https://millercenter.org/president/carter/life-after-the-presidency.
