was
      the
      third
      political
      assassination
      in
      five
     
     
      years.
     
    

    
     
      Nixon
      won
      the
      1968
      election
      over
      Humphrey
     
     
      andran
      forre-electionin
      1972
      against
      McGovern.
     
     
      During
      the
      campaign,
      the
      Democratic
      head-
     
     
      quarters
      were
      broken
      into
      by
      five
      agents
      of
      the
     
     
      Committee
      to
      Re-elect
      the
      President.
      Numer-
     
     
      ous
      events
      that
      followed
      forced
      the
      president
     
     
      (Nixon)
      to
      resign
      in
      shame
      rather
      than
      be
      igno-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      freed,
      but
      three
      more
      were
      later
      taken
      hostage.
     
     
      Lt.
      Col.
      Oliver
      North
      said
      he
      thought
      ‘the
      plan
     
     
      was
      a
      neat
      idea’’.
      When
      brought
      up
      on
      charges
     
     
      regarding
      the
      affair,
      North’s
      defence
      was
      that
     
     
      he
      was
      only
      following
      orders.
      But,
      he
      was
      found
     
     
      guilty
      on
      charges
      of
      lying
      to
      Congress,
      theft
      of
     
     
      government
      funds,
      and
      fraud.
      Today,
      this
      crimi-
     
     
      nal
      is
      regarded
      by
      many
      to
      be
      an
      american
      hero.
     
     
      Inhis
      book,
      An
      American
      Story,
      he,
      like
      Nixon,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      {
     
    
   
   
    
     
      history
      symbolizing
      for
      many
      americans
      the
     
     
      beginning
      ofa
      growing
      distrust
      in
      their
      govern-
     
     
      ment’s
      leader
      and
      ‘institutions.
     
    

    
     
      Tom
      Foley,
      leader
      of
      the
      House,
      was
      re-
     
     
      cently
      asked
      to
      comment
      on
      the
      17%
      approval
     
     
      rating
      of
      the
      Congress.
      He
      gave
      no
      specific
     
     
      answer
      but
      suggested
      they
      deserve
      better.
      With
     
     
      the
      last
      30
      years
      of
      political
      history
      in
      mind,
      it
     
     
      is
      not
      difficult
      to
      justify
      the
      eroded
      confidence.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "the
      Kennedy
      assassination
      emerges
      as
      a
      turning
     
     
      point
      in
      American
      history...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      Watergate,
      resulted
      in
      the
      conviction
      of
     
     
      several
      campaign
      officials.
      Today,
      Nixon
      still
     
     
      professes
      his
      innocence.
     
    

    
     
      The
      next
      political
      scandal
      occurred
      almost
     
     
      20years
      later.
      Iran-Contra
      was
      extremely
      shock-
     
     
      ing
      to
      many
      of
      the
      american
      electorate
      due
      to
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      political
      processes
      were
      so
     
     
      closely
      scrutinized
      by
      the
      press.
      Many
      felt
      the
     
     
      occurrences
      of
      the
      1960’s
      would
      not
      happen
     
     
      again
      due
      to
      extensive
      press
      coverage.
      Iran
      was
     
     
      the
      sworn
      enemy
      of
      the
      United
      States.
      The
     
     
      american
      government
      pressured
      its
      allies
      into
     
     
      refraining
      from
      doing
      any
      business
      with
      the
     
     
      terrorist-supporting
      nation
      (Iran).
      Reagan
      in-
     
     
      sisted
      he
      would
      never
      trade
      hostages
      for
      arms;
     
     
      however,
      the
      National
      Security
      Council
      at-
     
     
      tempted
      to
      trade
      hostages
      for
      missiles.
      The
      NSC
     
     
      gave
      the
      Iranian
      government
      2000
      TOW
      mis-
     
     
      siles
      and
      200
      vital
      spare
      parts
      for
      the
      HAWK
     
     
      missile
      battery.
      In
      return,
      three
      hostages
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Admiral
      John
      Poindexter
      admitted
      to
      de-
     
     
      stroying
      the
      document
      in
      which
      Reagan
      had
     
     
      authorized
      the
      sale
      of
      arms.
     
    

    
     
      Poindexter
      said
      he
      did
      it
      to
      protect
      the
      presi-
     
     
      dent
      politically.
      Reagan
      later
      declared
      that
      it
      did
     
     
      appear
      they
      had
      traded
      hostages
      for
      arms
      but
     
     
      has
      never
      admitted
      to
      having
      full
      knowledge
      of
     
     
      the
      transactions.
      This
      week,
      a
      report
      by
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      prosecutor,
      Lawrence
      Walsh,
      concluded
     
     
      that
      Reagan
      was
      fully
      aware
      of
      all
      dealing
      with
     
     
      Iran.
     
    

    
     
      President
      Clinton
      ran
      on
      a
      platform
      that
     
     
      represented
      change,
      which
      was
      widely
      accepted
     
     
      by
      the
      american
      public.
      He
      offered
      a
      new
      gen-
     
     
      eration
      of
      americans
      new
      hope
      and
      faith
      for
     
     
      their
      government.
      He
      often
      quoted
      Kennedy
     
     
      during
      his
      campaign
      in
      an
      attempt
      to
      establish
     
     
      the
      high
      expectations
      Kennedy
      amplified
      to
      the
     
     
      american
      public.
      Thus,
      the
      Kennedy
      assassina-
     
     
      tion
      emerges
      as
      a
      turning
      point
      in
      american
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jason
      Grasse
     
    

    
     
      Although
      his
      education
      has
      focused
      on
      the
     
     
      sciences
      (B.
      Sc.)
      his
      keen
      interest
      in
      politics
     
     
      (modern
      American)
      has
      led
      him
      to
      research
     
     
      numerous
      political
      matters.
      He
      has
      visited
      the
     
     
      Assassination
      Archives
      in
      Washington
      D.C,
     
     
      spoke
      with
      E.
      Howard
      Hunt
      and
      researched
     
     
      several
      political
      downfalls.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Glenn
      J.
      Roberts.
     
    

    
     
      A
      former
      political
      science
      major
      at
      UPEI,
     
    

    
     
      Roberts
      is
      a
      member
      of
      various
      thinktank
      insti-
     
    

    
     
      tutes
      including
      the
      Assassination
      Archives
      and
     
     
      Research
      Centre
      and
      the
      Study
      of
      American
     
     
      Political
      Assassinations,
      both
      in
      Washington
     
     
      D.C..
      Mr.
      Roberts
      has
      devoted
      many
      years
      to
     
     
      compiling
      research
      on
      the
      Kennedy
      Presidency
     
     
      and
      the
      assassination.
      He
      has
      written
      numer-
     
     
      ous
      articles
      and
      talked
      with
      many
      scholars
      of
     
     
      the
      Warren
      Commission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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