Read and discuss D. Desser’s and G. Studlar’s article “Never Having to Say You’re Sorry: Rambo’s Rewriting of the Vietnam War”.

Alan J. Pakula’s film All the Presiden’ts Men (1976) depicts the groundbreaking investigative journalism of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward during the Watergate fiasco. In the film, Nixon is the corrupt power that needs to be removed while the press or the “fourth estate” emerges as a check on Washington corruption. One scene shows Nixon’s unwilling cameo as he accepts renomination at the Republican convention while Woodward works away at his downfall. The irony conveys the message that ultimately, the American system works. Do you agree that overall, Watergate revealed a system that works? What is your assessment of this event? Consider the immediate and long-term impact of the scandal on American politics, reform legislation, and culture in the post-Watergate period. Use the film, chapter 30 of your textbook, and Kutler’s article (Links to an external site.)to support your answer. Read D. Desser’s and G. Studlar’s article “Never Having to Say You’re Sorry: Rambo’s Rewriting of the Vietnam War” (Links to an external site.)and watch one of the Vietnam films discussed on page 11. Do you agree with the authors’ assessment about the “memory” of Vietnam in American films of the 1980s? Does the war constitute a cultural trauma and suppressed collective guilt that has been rewritten as victimization? Explain why or why not. In your answer, discuss the impact of Vietnam on American politics, society, and culture using the article, your selected film, and chapters 29 and 30 of your textbook as sources. Additional Guidelines In approximately 150-250 words, post your response to the question(s) above. Your post should use evidence from the provided sources. You may also use the textbook, but only as additional support. Your focus should be the above sources. Use a concise, professional and academic style of writing, free of grammatical errors and colloquialisms. Reply to another student’s post. Replies should be 3-4 sentences in length, and critical and reflective about the content. They should not comment on the quality of the post. Sentences that try to “grade” other posts, repeat the content of the original post, or just state agreement with no additional meaningful information will not be considered for points. this is the other student post that needs a reply Watergate was transcendental because it helped dismantle the myth around the White House, and uncovered the deplorable acts committed by its officials that led Nixon to resign. Ford pardoned him and stood by this saying that by accepting pardon, Nixon was indeed admitting guilt. The Supreme Court declared in 1980 that the president was immune in civil cases as well as advised against “dangers of intrusion” in presidential powers and functions. Watergate swiftly helped change control in political parties, and made it evident that there was a need for reform. Nevertheless, its effect in American politics was short lived, even when it still lingers in our memories and in history, since the reforms necessary to avoid any sort or form of Watergate were not strong enough. Staunch partisanship is dangerous to Americans, and it is proven by the Mueller report, the biggest scandal in American politics since 1972. There is proof of how blatant the president’s crimes are, and how there was direct collusion with foreign powers, yet the president was not indicted. The strong resistance from the White House to withhold evidence and to control witnesses, then and now, is a very dangerous thing, it revealed a system with fundamental failures in which the president is thought to be above the law. Ultimately, power is a dangerous thing, because those who have it will seek to have more, and more often than not will find a way, even if it means to break the law to achieve their objective.