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To understand how the American government operates, consider Richard Nixon, the most popular president, who was forced to resign without a vote, replaced by Gerald Ford, the only unelected president. Nixon believed federal agencies were undermining the government. In 1972, he suggested to CIA Director Richard Helms that the CIA was involved in JFK's assassination. Shortly after, the Watergate scandal emerged, led by Bob Woodward, a former naval officer with ties to intelligence agencies. The FBI's Mark Felt was Woodward's main source, and the agencies aimed to discredit Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew, who resigned. Ford, tied to the Warren Commission, became president. This illustrates how unelected officials influence politics, undermining democracy. A similar fate befell General Michael Flynn in the Trump administration, showing the system's flaws. Ultimately, the public deserves a true democracy, not control by those who are unelected.