What Event Led to a Deep Decline in Popular Perceptions

question 8

Multiple Choice

What event led to a deep decline in popular perceptions of the presidency?

• A) the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
• B) the end of the Vietnam War
• C) publication of the Pentagon Papers by the New York Times
• D) the Watergate scandal
• E) the Iran-Contra scandal

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