Word: scandal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Will Father Czachowski give a sermon some Sunday about the Watergate scandal? "No. We have to save ourselves, not these Watergate people...
PORTLAND, ORE.: Because this city (pop. 360,000) has had no taint of local political scandal in 15 years, Watergate is all the harder for Portlanders to comprehend. By and large, they trust their officeholders. Even the people who are ready to believe the worst about Watergate commonly add a cautionary note: "But I don't believe this means that all politicians are crooked." Probably the hardest hit emotionally are the Republicans. Never truly comfortable with Nixon, preferring the Nelson Rockefeller brand of Republicanism, they nonetheless supported the President. Now they feel that their trust has been violated...
...think President Nixon is doing everything possible to get to the bottom of this scandal...
...opinion 9% Which of the following statements best describes how you think the Watergate scandal compares to other political scandals...
Most Republicans are disturbed by the crisis into which their party has been dragged by the Watergate scandal. Conservatives, despite their general support of Richard Nixon, have been especially troubled. Among the most outspoken critics has been Barry Goldwater, the G.O.P.'s 1964 presidential candidate. Last week, in an interview with TlME's Hays Corey, the Senator from Arizona talked with his usual bluntness about Watergate's impact...