On April 29, 1974 A Relatively Unknown Freshman Member

On April 29, 1974 a relatively unknown freshman member of the House Judiciary Committee cemented her place in history when she gave a dynamic, honest and edifying speech regarding President Richard Nixon and the illegal and unethical activity surrounding what is now known as â€Å"Watergate†. That woman was Barbara Jordan. After the Watergate scandal broke wide open, the American people had their faith in politicians shaken to the core and trust was at an all-time low. How, then, could the people trust politicians to right the wrong that had been done? What words could be said that would show the people that something good could come from this scandal? Enter Barbara Jordan. A skilled attorney, Jordan became the first African American to be†¦show more content†¦People wanted to see the Constitution upheld and President Nixon be held accountable, they expected new policies that would require transparency and higher ethical standards from elected officials and, not surpr isingly, Barbara Jordan became a shining example of how American politicians can be successful in Washington without compromising the people’s trust. In June of 1972 a break-in at the Watergate Hotel would begin the unraveling of Nixon’s presidency. Burglars were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and attempting to wiretap the phones. While it has never been proven that Nixon had prior knowledge of the break-in, his efforts at trying to cover it up, attempted bribes and efforts to impede an FBI investigation sealed his fate with the Judiciary Committee and, eventually, in the court of public opinion. Prior to the Watergate scandal, most of the country’s political dissention was directed at the Vietnam War. And even if people were divided on the issue of the war, at least they felt they weren’t being lied to about it. That all changed with Watergate. At the beginning of the Watergate trials, official polls would show that many people viewed the breach of trust as â€Å"business as usual† in Washington. But, by the end of the summer of 1973, the numbers would swing a way from Nixon’s favor and the American people would be left with a fractured confidence in him and his cohorts. The hearings lasted fromShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesShoot First? 362 12 Leadership 367 What Is Leadership? 368 Trait Theories 369 Behavioral Theories 370 Summary of Trait Theories and Behavioral Theories 372 Contingency Theories 372 The Fiedler Model 373 †¢ Other Contingency Theories 375 Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory 377 Charismatic Leadership and Transformational Leadership 379 Charismatic Leadership 379 †¢ Transformational Leadership 382 Authentic Leadership: Ethics and Trust 386 What Is Authentic Leadership? 386 †¢ Ethics and LeadershipRead MoreBrazil Culture17445 Words   |  70 Pages15 °45†²S 47 °57†²W Largest City Sao Paulo Offical Languages Portuguese Government Federal Republic President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Vice President Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva Independence From Portugal Declared September 7, 1822 Recognized August 29, 1825 Republic November 15, 1889 Area Total 8.514.877 km square (5th) 3.287.597 sq mile Water (%) 0,65 Population 2005 estimate 187.560.000 (5th) 2000 census 169.799.170 Density 22km sq. (182nd) 57/sq mi. Currency Real ( BRL) Time Zone (UTC-2Read MoreQuality Improvement328284 Words   |  1314 Pagesof Industrial Engineering and Statistics and the Arizona State University Foundation Professor of Engineering. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, all in engineering. From 1969 to 1984 he was a faculty member of the School of Industrial Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; from 1984 to 1988 he was at the University of Washington, where he held the John M. Fluke Distinguished Chair of Manufacturing Engineering, was Professor ofRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesstatistics education, and in 2003 she received the American Statistical Association’s Founder’s Award, recognizing her contributions to K–12 and undergraduate statistics education. She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and an elected member of the International Statistics Institute. Roxy has recentl y completed ï ¬ ve years as the Chief Reader for the Advanced Placement Statistics Exam and currently chairs the American Statistical Association’s Joint Committee with the National Council of