Problem
1. Based off the document transcript and the videos, what was so damaging about Nixon's involvement in Watergate?
2. Why do you think the American public rejected the accusations of The Washington Post early on? What did Nixon claim was really going on with the press?
3. The Post had also been the paper behind blowing the whistle on Vietnam by publishing the "Pentagon Papers" only a few years earlier. How did this represent a shift in the role of the press?
4. What do you think is the current public opinion of either the press or the president? Connect it today. Are there any similarities? Explain.
5. In your opinion, are we fair in how we judge our modern presidents? Who should keep watch over our government, if any? Explain your thoughts.