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Watchdog or Attack Dog? Experts Weigh In

Professor Jennifer Lawless of the University of Virginia political science department says there is a method to Cicilline’s strategy, “Cicilline can be a watchdog for the voter and a partisan attack dog at the same time. He represents a heavily Democratic district, so he’s well-positioned to hold Republicans accountable for bad behavior without having to worry about suffering at the polls," said Lawless.
Jennifer Lawless
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The Presidency

Watergate: The aftermath

“Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office.” With those words, Richard Nixon became the first—and so far only—president to announce his resignation.
Ken Hughes
Miller Center
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The Presidency

Watergate: The president

No matter how much success he achieved, Richard Nixon's need for approval was never fully met. He could never shake the sense that all he had worked for might be taken away, and that those who came from more privileged backgrounds looked down on him. This sense was so strong, it filled Nixon with hatred—a hatred with which, in his own words, he eventually “destroyed himself.”
Tom van der Voort
Miller Center
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The Presidency

Watergate: The Cover-Up

“It's going to be forgotten.” That was President Richard Nixon's first assessment of the Watergate break in on June 20, 1972, three days after five men were apprehended at Democratic National Committee headquarters. And just less than five months later, on November 7, 1972, 23.5% more Americans voted to reelect the president than to replace him with Democrat George McGovern
Tom van der Voort
Miller Center