The Watergate scandal had a great impact on public opinion. It changed the way people looked at the presidency, politics, and Congress. It also changed the media’s view. This act set the standards for the media’s effect on future candidacies. In order to understand how this even impacted public opinion, one must know the details of the Watergate scandal. On June 17th 1972, five men were arrested for burglary at the Watergate Hotel in …showed first 75 words of 1420 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1420 total…from the government and now they look for something to go wrong. They don’t give the president any privacy and they make sure they know every little thing that he does. The movie business has also changed since Watergate. It has given movie industries new movie ideas. The movies also show the public what really goes on in the government. The Watergate scandal has changed American society dramatically and changed the way people think.