Resolution: The Watergate scandal would receive less sustained public attention if it occurred in the current media environment.

- Vice President Vance made public statements about the Watergate scandal
- Vance stated the scandal would be "like a 12-hour news story" if it occurred today
- Vance compared himself to Richard Nixon
- Vance stated the "deep state" had taken down Nixon
- The Watergate scandal resulted in President Nixon's resignation in 1974