I'm doing an assignment that requires me to write a non-biased timeline of the scandal. I feel like Nixon was slightly unfairly represented during the process- as in much of the blame went to him (or at least in the msm) for meticulously micromanaging the initial break-in because he was a "very evil man". Yes, I do believe there was an abuse of presidential power somewhere in there, (and should be held accountable for such), but I'm not sure if we should look at it as Nixon did all of this deliberately and meticulously as commonly believed. If anyone can clear up these misconceptions, that would be great! Thanks!
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