Richard Nixon - I Am Not a Crook - 1973
"I am not a crook" is a famous phrase from a press conference given by U.S. President Richard Nixon on November 17, 1973. Nixon was speaking to a group of journalists at Disney World's Contemporary Resort in Florida and was defending himself against accusations of wrongdoing in the Watergate scandal. The Watergate scandal began in 1972, when five men were caught breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Investigations by journalists and Congress revealed that the break-in was part of a larger campaign of illegal activities by the Nixon administration, including wiretapping, burglary, and campaign finance violations. In his press conference, Nixon insisted that he had never profited from his time in public office and denied any involvement in the Watergate cover-up. He argued that he had never lied to the American people and that he had always acted in their best interests. However, his statement that "I...