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1. Call Recording - An Important Call for Modern Times October 21, 2011 The Watergate Scandal during President Nixon's administration was enough to make men and women paranoid concerning call recording. Through the years, the suspicion experienced by many have not dissipated. Rather, it's got intensified because technologies continued to evolve. As a contemporary person, it's time for you to go past the pre-conceived mistrust created by past occasions and look at the system as something useful in daily life. What's call recording and just how are market sectors working with it? Call recording is a method where telephone chats or messages are stored for ... (read more) Author: Michael Spats

2. Telephone Recording Software - Helping Companies Develop Improved Items and Service September 22, 2011 The Watergate scandal including President Nixon in the 1970s made lots of men and women careful about what they are saying on the phone for fear this may get documented. Fast forward to currently and you could come across the very same anxiety particularly now as telephone recording software is available. What many men and women don't recognize is how telephone recording assists organizations all over the planet. Recorded calls supply better gauging tools in ranking customer happiness and this serves as a system in realizing when to develop an item or support. If you are a business owner... (read more) Author: Michael Spats

3. Just Another Something Or Othergate July 14, 2011 Just Another Something Or Othergate by Connie H. Deutsch I'm sure that the suffix, "gate" has been around for the last couple of centuries to describe a scandal and cover-up but I don't recall it being attached to every news story until after the break- in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972. Like most people in America, I, too, was glued to my television set to watch the Watergate hearings that led to the resignation of President Nixon. The original "gate" scandal got its name from the Watergate Hotel where the politically motivated burglary had taken place. ... (read more) Author: Connie H. Deutsch

4. Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies July 09, 2011 Former U.S. first lady Betty Ford, an outspoken advocate for women's rights and the founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse, has died at the age of 93.  Family members said she died Friday evening. Ford was born in Chicago in 1918.  She moved to New York in her twenties where she worked as a dancer and a model. The late president Gerald Ford was her second husband.  The two wed shortly before he was elected to serve in congress in 1948. In 1974, the couple moved to the White House, after the Watergate scandal led president Richard Nixon to resign. As first lady, Betty Ford became ... (read more)

5. From Horseshoe, New York to Watergate - A Brief History of the Paper Shredder February 08, 2010 It is amazing how an ordinary, everyday object can have a fascinating history. For example, take the paper shredder. Chances are you've used one at work and maybe you even have one of your very own at home. But did you know that this type of office product dates back to the turn of the 20th century? And that it has ties to Nazism and also played a role in the Watergate scandal? Let us travel back in time and take a look at the interesting origins of the paper shredder. The turn of the 20th century. The shredder was originally the brain-child of a man named Abbot Augustus Low, an inventor... (read more) Author: Jeff McRitchie

6. US President Gerald Ford Remembered at Washington DC National Funeral  January 02, 2007 President Bush has remembered his late predecessor, Gerald Ford, as a great man who became president during one of the most divisive times in American history. At the national funeral for Mr. Ford in Washington Tuesday, President Bush recalled the former president's small-town upbringing, his character and humility, his leadership and service to his country. Thousands of people, including former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, gathered at the National Cathedral for the funeral. Mr. Ford, a Republican, assumed the presidency in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon during... (read more)

7. Bush Praises Former President Gerald Ford December 30, 2006 The body of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol until Tuesday, when a memorial service will be held. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bush says America's 38th president helped heal a nation traumatized by war in Vietnam and political scandal at home. President Bush says Gerald Ford always believed in the importance of answering the call to duty, and was there for Americans when they needed him most. The then-vice-president took power in 1974, when President Richard Nixon resigned under threat of impeachment for his role in th... (read more)

8. Former US President Ford Remembered as Political Healer December 29, 2006 Americans are bidding farewell to former President Gerald Ford over the next few days in funeral services in Washington and in his native Michigan. The 38th president died Tuesday at the age of 93. Mr. Ford only served 29 months in the White House, after the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. But, as VOA national affairs correspondent Jim Malone reports, historians salute Mr. Ford's efforts to heal the political divisions in the country in the wake of the Watergate scandal that drove Mr. Nixon from power. Gerald Ford was not considered a great orator, but his first words as pres... (read more)

9. Former US President Ford Released from Hospital August 29, 2006 Former U.S. President Gerald Ford has been discharged from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota after nearly two weeks of treatment for heart problems. An aide to the president said he returned to his California home on Monday with his wife, Betty. Last week, the 93-year-old underwent surgery to repair a blood vessel. He was also fitted with a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat. Mr. Ford is the oldest living U.S. president. He became president in 1974 after the Watergate political scandal forced Richard Nixon from office. He was defeated by Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter in 1976.Some information... (read more)

10. Watergate Figure Backs Bush Censure March 31, 2006 A U.S. Senate panel Friday held a hearing into proposed legislation to censure President Bush for his decision to order warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens.  Among those who expressed support for the move was John Dean, President Nixon's lawyer during the Watergate scandal of the 1970s. John Dean, who served four months in prison for his role in Watergate, the political scandal involving illegal wiretapping, burglary and abuse of power aimed at President Nixon's political opponents, says he backs the censure resolution against President Bush. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, ... (read more)

11. Former US President Gerald Ford Hospitalized With Pneumonia January 17, 2006 Former United States president Gerald Ford has been hospitalized in California for treatment of pneumonia. Mr. Ford's chief of staff announced Monday that the 92-year-old had been taken Saturday to Eisenhower Medical Center near his home in Rancho Mirage, about 145 kilometers East of Los Angeles. The aide, Penny Circle, said Mr. Ford was being treated with intravenous antibiotics, was doing well and resting comfortably. Mr. Ford was sworn in as president in August of 1974. He completed the term of Richard Nixon who resigned amid the Watergate scandal. Mr. Ford lost the 1976 election to Jimmy ... (read more)

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