U.S. vs Nixon

During the Nixon reelection campaign in 1974, burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters. These burglars were found to be tied with President Nixon. Nixon recorded many conversations in the Oval Office, which he refused to hand over to the court. He claimed that he had executive privilege, which protected him from being forced to turn in confidential Executive Branch material. The court decided that Nixon had to turn in the tapes, which in turn led to limitations for presidential powers. I agree with the court's verdict that Nixon had no right to hold the tapes. He was guilty for recording tapes of the opposing party (democrats) and was forced to resign after the scandal. He deserved the repercussions of his actions. Here is a video of his resignation speech.



As a result of his scandal, the courts argued against executive privilege. Nixon claimed he was out of the jurisdiction of law, as he was the president. As history shows, he was not, and had to give over his stolen tapes and resign.