A president often scrutinized by the media and adored by citizens, Richard M. Nixon was a liberal Republican who conducted his political career in a way that not only caused great controversy during his time, but he also placed limits on contemporary presidencies because of his overzealous attempt at executive supremacy. Although considered laid-back and fun as an individual, politically he was considered an unstoppable and evil deviant of the political process. His stubborn attitude and relentless political agenda to gain greater executive power led to the events of the Watergate scandal and United States vs. Nixon. The latter proved to be one of the most influential cases of the past fifty years, as it taught the nation to further question the legitimate actions of the U.S. government, the courts, and the president. Historical Context By the beginning of his second presidential term, Nixon had developed an extensive business model to gain presidential control over the national administration and its voters, which would soon lead to the making of the Watergate scandal and the controversial Studio tapes Oval. This idea of ​​the “Administrative Presidency” led him to believe that the President had the ultimate responsibility to manage the nation and the federal bureaucracy, in order to succeed in his “New Federalism” program of welfare reform and revenue sharing. His main obstacle in achieving such principles, compared to his first term, was his obligation to a Congress that held strong liberal views. Nonetheless, Nixon learned to manage the actions surrounding his policies using four main characteristics. First, to transform the government and the courts towards... middle of paper... Chibald Cox ordered the president to release the tapes; which were believed to contain information regarding the initial break-in and corruption of the Democratic National Committee (Watergate), wiretaps, and cover-up efforts of White House involvement. Although Nixon agreed to provide summaries of the recorded information, he remained steadfast in his efforts not to turn the tapes over to the Supreme Court. Before the case of United States v. Nixon was officially filed, Nixon had attempted to appoint a new special prosecutor who would provide greater leniency. However, Texas Democrat Leon Jaworski proved less sympathetic to the president's plight as he had hoped, which convinced Nixon to provide only twenty doctored tapes. Due to his failure to comply with the District Court's orders, the grand jury and Supreme Court took over the case for more vigorous review.