United States v. Nixon

Watergate scandal was a great national shame. In June of 1972,  five burglars were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. It appeared that the five men worked either directly or indirectly for the committee for re-election of president Nixon. However, the president and his campaign leaders denied their connection with the incident, although in 1973, it became clear in the investigation that the top members of Nixon administration were definitely involved. They were involved in a cover-up of the break in and several other illegal actions. Also, it appeared that Nixon installed a taping system which automatically recorded his conversation with his advisers.
A prosecutor demanded to present the tape at the court, but Nixon refused to release them, saying that they were protected under executive privilege. He eventually released some of the tapes after some of the portions were erased. Another prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to compel Nixon to release all of the tapes.

The court ruled unanimously that the president must surrender the tapes. I think that the decision is very fair, considering that the executive branch is a separate branch from the judicial branch. There for, the president has no power over the court and is not an exception from the law.
In the fifth amendment, it says that no person shall be deprived of liberty without due process and the sixth amendment states that every defendant in a criminal trial has the right to be confronted with the witness against him and to have compulsory process for obtaining witness in his favor. The president has no right to turn these away despite his power.
These links present the case in a very simple way: infoplease, 4lawschool

This case is incredible because it showed the clear separation of the executive branch and the judicial branch. Despite the fact that the president is the head of the country, Nixon could not get away from what he did, being a dishonest leader of a country like America. Nixon became the first president in the United States' history to resign from the presidency. Nixon did so to avoid impeachment and conviction of the Senate.
Despite his great foreign policies and relationships, Richard Nixon will be remembered for something else, the most dishonest president of America.