Profiles In Courage
On September 15, 1972, the first indictments of the Watergate scandal began with the prosecution of James W. McCord, Frank Sturgis, Bernard Barker, Eugenio Martinez, and Virgilio Gonzalez, the burglars of the Watergate Hotel. President Nixon never admitted being involved in any part of the burglary of the Democratic National Committee. Senator Baker, who had previously been considered a good friend of President Nixon, decided that while Nixon had not been formerly charged yet, he would not support a corrupt administration while he was in office just because he was a member of the party in which Nixon resided. Despite pressure from the Republican Party and the loss of millions of votes from his home state, Tennessee Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. strongly believed in the impeachment of President Nixon.
The seriousness of this matter to the Republican Party shows just how courageous an act it was for Senator Baker to oppose them in this matter. During the Watergate hearings, Baker......
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