Conclusion of the Watergate Scandal
President Nixon resigning from office; his family on the right.
The Watergate Scandal was known as “an age in crisis”, or a political scandal in American history. The Scandal occurred 40 years ago, and it still casts a shadow today. Ever since the Watergate Scandal, there has been public distrust towards to the government, and this has permanently left a scar in today’s American politics. The scandal has made such an impression, that it’s suffix “-gate” has been used to name other scandals that have occurred around the world in the past decades. Watergate has resulted in enactment of a series of new law acts to limit the powers of the president and to increase the transparency of government policies, and also triggered the changes of campaign finance rules, such as the limits of using campaign fund for certain activities. In addition, the Scandal also changed the way news is reported by the media, and has limited the powers of presidents. Throughout the years after Watergate, efforts have been made by the Congress and government to restore public trust, but Watergate will never go away.