Watergate Gothic

Richard Nixon and the rise of American cynicism

Were it not for one catastrophic act of overreach, Richard Milhous Nixon would probably be remembered as one of the 20^th century’s best presidents. There was no need to plant listening devices in the Democratic Party’s Watergate headquarters. Nixon would go on to defeat George McGovern in the 1972 election by a margin of 520 electoral votes to 17. His f…