Richard Nixon's Dirty Tricks

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Most say Richard Nixon is one of the most interesting political figures of the 20th century. Nixon began his long political career in 1947 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. During the course of his presidential campaign, Senator George McGovern had complained about the various number of “dirty tricks” performed by members of the Nixon administration during the campaign. Nixon resulted in ordering aides to harass Democratic party leaders. The Attorney General Mitchell would later call these “dirty tricks” the “White House horrors.” Senator George McGovern was especially disturbed by a curious incident on June 12, 1972, when five men were caught breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate

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