Introduction

In may of 19 73, gale sheehe was out on assignment for new york magazine to find some of richard nixon's most unwavering defenders. She found them to be angry, demoralized and disconcertingly comfortable with the idea of a police state run by Nixon. The public response to watergate broke down predictably along party lines. A study from august of 19 73 found that democrats were substantially more likely than republicans to express grave concern over watergate. But the divide between people who loved and hated Richard nixon wasn't always a partisan one.