Watergate and the Uses of Adversity in U S Politics
James Reston argues Watergate could force fundamental reform in campaign spending and executive privilege while exposing deeper national moral failures. He cites Nixon era debates, urges bipartisan action, and contemplates anew the balance between expediency and ethical standards in government.
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Nixon
White House
Capitol Hill
Library of Studies
Philip Hart
Michigan
Birch Bayh
Indiana
John Gardner
Alexander Heard
Vanderbilt University
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Maurice Stans
México
Chiceling
Bizarre Campaign Tricks Plague Muskie Campaign
Federal investigators trace a web of anonymous calls forged letters and strange incidents tied to the 1972 presidential race. The Muskie campaign faced phony letters and midnight polls, undermining staff morale and contributing to his decline as McGovern's team rose.
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John Fialka
Washington Star-News
Washington
Donald Segretti
Florida
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
New Jersey
Muskie
Edward Kennedy
Congress
Ann Garrabrant
Senate
White House
Panama Canal Co
Kuwait
Anna Navarro
New Hampshire
Manchester
N.H
Tony Podesta
Harlem
Citizens For
Segretti
Robert Benz
Benz
Ed Muskie
Henry Jackson
D.wash
Hubert Humphrey
D.-Minn
Wallace
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Hitler
Biscayne Terrace
Sonny Holtzman
Miami
Dade County
George Wallace
Elmer Rounds
Tallahassee
Jackson
William H. G. France Sr
Daytona Speedway
Humphrey
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Pennsylvania
New York
Washington Hilton
Shields
George McGovern
Survey Indicates Nixon Claim Rejected by Poll
A Gallup poll finds 50 percent believe Nixon participated in a Watergate cover up while 58 percent see little difference between his administration and predecessors. The piece contrasts Nixon’s defense with Watergate’s unique scope and motives. It explores why insiders conspired to subvert the 1972 election and outlines two motivating attitudes behind the offenses.
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Muskie
Niger
Jack English
Shields
C.O.D
Kenya
Afghanistan
New York Times
Washington
Gallup
Nixon
White House
F.B 1
Gallups
John Ehrlichman
Daniel Elisberg
Keither
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New York Times News Service
Teddy Roosevelt
Sputnik
Jack Kennedy
Watergate
Walter Lippmann
Mark Shields
Muse
McGovern
Paul Morrison
Manchester Union
Washington Post
Ken W. Clawson
Post
Canuck
Clawson
Harold W. Eldridge
Cape Cod
Eldridge
Boston
Pete
Edward
Virgin Island
Zany
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