In my opinion, though President Nixon seems sincere in his delivery, sincerity can be practiced and perfected. The allegations were of such enormity that I have a hard time believing scandals as big as those could be slipped by the leader of our country without notice. In his speech, Nixon says that he had faith in those who told him that there was no truth to the allegations but his faith then faltered and ultimately switched, therefore making it not really his fault but he was willing to say it was. Honestly, it just sounds like he’s saying exactly what people want to hear; that he is appalled yet willing to be the hero and accept responsibility because somebody has too even though he was actually to blame. He mentions repeatedly all of his “personal orders” and his determination to “get to the bottom of the matter.” You know when you can tell someone is over compensating because they know they’ve done something wrong? That’s what he sounded like in the speech. Something just seems fishy at this point of the situation.
It was interesting to hear something like an old Presidential address--something I've never done. I never knew this sort of an application existed on iTunes where you could download recordings and clips for free. Very interesting; something to take advantage of in the future.
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