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A Modern President Under Attack:

A Modern President Under Attack:. Richard Nixon and Watergate. Nixon. Democratic vs. Counter-democratic Nixon vs. Johnson Nixon vs. Clinton. Counter-democratic.

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A Modern President Under Attack:

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  1. A Modern President Under Attack: • Richard Nixon and Watergate

  2. Nixon • Democratic vs. Counter-democratic • Nixon vs. Johnson • Nixon vs. Clinton

  3. Counter-democratic • “One coherent picture emerges from the evidence….It is the picture of a White House entirely on its own, operating on the assumption that it was accountable to no higher authority than the wishes of and the steady accretion of power by the President. It is the picture of a Presidency growing steadily more sure that it was about and beyond the reaches of the law.”

  4. Richard Nixon • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krvs_qiCG-o • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dtRDQrV6c&feature=fvst

  5. Bill Clinton • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSDAXGXGiEw&feature=fvst • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r4e5Wg4PDI&feature=related

  6. Can political figures in a democratic nation truly be labeled counter-democratic or merely possess specific characteristics under its definition?

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