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Submitted by adgoose43 on February 20, 2007
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Clinton Presidential Report
One of the toughest jobs the president has is to understand their proper role as representative of the people and you President Clinton are no different from any other president in that respect, but you are different because of the recent scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, perjury, and the obstruction of justice (Pfiffner 456-457). In understanding how to handle the scandal we must look at the history of modern presidential scandals.
The first example of a presidential scandal I offer to you is the example of Richard Nixon. President Nixon had a group known as the plumbers work for him and commit illegal acts throughout his presidency. The plumbers’ main objectives were to stop leaks out of the white house and carry out other tasks of political intelligence and sabotage for him against his political opponents. James P. Pfiffner, political scientist and author, wrote; “What eventually brought down President Nixon was his involvement with the cover-up of the crimes. Nixon never seemed to consider seriously the possibility of denouncing the break in and promising that the White House would not conduct any such activity in the future” (Pfiffner 448). Nixon failed to realize that the most effective way in spinning the scandal would be to admit guilt and ask for understanding directly from the American people. Nixon did the exact opposite of being forward and truthful with the American people and consciously attempted to cover- up his involvement with the scandal and the plumbers. He paid the price by resigning while impeachment charges were being brought against him in congress.
The second example of Presidential scandal spin control is Ronald Reagan. As Pfiffner says, “Reagan had become extremely concerned with the plight of the hostages in Lebanon (during his tenure as president)” (Pfiffner 450). Due to his concern he allowed members of his staff to make arrangements to exchange U.S. arms...
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