U.S. v. Nixon Themes
Betrayal
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....
Power
While Nixon didn't shoot electricity at Mace Windu while yelling "UNLIMITED POWER!" (how awesome would that have been?), the abuse, retention, and extension of power is a hot topic in U.S. v. Nixon...
Rules and Order
Some people think the rules don't apply to them. Presidents included.Even though our Founding Fathers didn't have the privilege of hearing The Who's We Won't Get Fooled Again (Quadrophenia is a bet...
Rights and Privileges
What kind of special rights does a president need to do the job? Does he get special consideration because of his unique role as the chief executive? Can he break laws the rest of us have to follow...
Justice and Judgment
Most Americans believed that justice was done when Nixon resigned after the Supremes ordered him to hand over his White House tapes. After all, we'd been hearing about the Watergate scandal for a y...