Question

Describe and account for the changes in the American presidency between 1960 and 1975, as symbolized by Kennedy’s “Camelot”, Johnson’s Great Society, and Nixon’s Watergate. In your answer, address the powers of the presidency and the role of the media.

Answer 1

The most prominent factor that set these administrations apart was was the fact that in the Kennedy era, the press respected the privacy of personal issues involving the president. By the time Nixon took office, nothing was "off limits" in terms of what could be printed.