Explain Richard Nixon's destructive personality based on the Watergate scandal.Research essay on Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal.

What many political scientists and historians say is that
Nixon was focused on two things that ended up making him do stupid things to destroy
himself.  First, he was obsessed with getting even with his enemies.  Second, he was
very concerned about his place in history.  So this mean that he would be very
aggressive in attacking anyone and anything that he saw as a
threat.

In the context of Watergate, this meant that he
would aggressively attack those who were investigating.  He saw them as enemies and
believed that the investigation would tarnish his reputation.  Ironically, this led him
to really destroy his reputation by acting to try to cover up the scandal and to attack
those who were investigating it.