Remember that oath of office that the president takes while being sworn in that nobody really listens to? Yeah, there's a lot of good stuff in there about not doing what Nixon did while in office. Nixon would betray the country big time by doing something that he knew was illegal, and when he was caught, trying to cover it up.
Thankfully, when our parents caught us trying to cover stuff up, we never had to go on television and admit it. But when you're the leader of the free world, the American people don't take kindly to being betrayed. Nixon knew that continuing in office was not going to be okay with Congress or the citizens of this country, so he called it quits.
Questions About Betrayal
- What was Nixon's worst betrayal during the Watergate scandal?
- Did the President's aides betray Nixon by being involved with Watergate?
- Did President Ford betray the country when he pardoned Nixon?
Chew on This
Through abusing the power allotted to him at the highest levels of government, President Richard M. Nixon betrayed the trust of the American people.
For all his craziness, G. Gordon Liddy was the only guy who refused to betray his boss.