Political Cartoon #15

1. Historical Context
The Watergate scandal was when President Nixon tried to cover up the illegal spying and taping of Nixon's political opponents in the watergate hotel. The U.S Supreme court ruled that Nixon had to turn over the tapes and thus marked him as a corrupt president in the eyes of the people and lead to his resignation from office,

2. The Message
The cartoonist depicted Nixon as painting himself with a giant target which is essentially what Nixon did by trying to cover up the tapes. The title of the cartoon is "His own worst enemy" which essentially, Nixon was as Nixon was not privy to the spying but when he tried to intervene he put himself as a enemy. The statement "Lack of Candor" refers to the lack of trust and corruption that Nixon became seen as during this scandal.

3. The Influence
This cartoon highlighted how Nixon had really created the situation himself and that he was the one to blame for his impeachment. In addition, the cartoon demonstrated to the American people that their leader was not trustworthy and corrupt. The Watergate scandal caused Nixon to be impeached and before he could be impeached Nixon resigned from office.