aying that there was no White House involvement with Watergate. In one statement he said: Within our own staff, under my direction, Counsel to the president, Mr. Dean, has conducted a complete investigation of all leads which might involve any present members of the White House or anybody in the government. I can say categorically that no one in the White House staff, no one in this administration, presently employed, was involved in this very bizarre incident. (Dorman 167) Actually, Dean had conducted no such investigation and had given him no such assurances (168). Without question, the most notorious examples of dirty politics in the nations history occurred during president Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign. An astonishing array of illegal and unethical activities was carried out on Nixon's behalf. (Dorman 112) Nixon, having a high role in the scandal, was nothing compared to his committees. Nixon's committees were deeply involved with the whole scandal and other unethical acts. During the 1972 election, they were involved in illegal acts like, smear campaigns, and they attacked and harassed political enemies, and they were involved in the famous Watergate break-in. Also the committees had a great role in the cover-up. They destroyed evidence, paid people off, and lied to the country. It could be said that Nixon's committees were more corrupt than him. When Nixon was running for president in 1972, ambitious plans were prepared for spying on the democrats. "For four years the White House used the power of the presidency to attack on political enemies. They spied ...
