▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁Cub an ▁ex iles , ▁like ▁kill ings , ▁attacks ▁on ▁Cub an ▁ports , ▁and ▁sp ying , ▁the ▁Water gate ▁burg l aries ▁and ▁wire t app ings ▁were ▁" pro bably ▁the ▁least ▁of ▁[ th em ] ". ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁re actions ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Sa ig on ▁ended ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Henry ▁K iss inger ▁said ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁that , ▁if ▁the ▁sc andal ▁had ▁not ▁caused ▁N ixon ▁to ▁res ign , ▁and ▁Congress ▁had ▁not ▁overrid den ▁N ixon ' s ▁v eto ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Pow ers ▁Resol ution , ▁North ▁Vietnam ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁captured ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁K iss inger ▁told ▁the ▁National ▁Press ▁Club ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁that ▁N ixon ' s ▁president ial ▁powers ▁weak ened ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁( re phr ased ▁by ▁the ▁media ) ▁" prevent [ ing ] ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁explo iting ▁the ▁[ sc andal ] ". ▁ ▁The ▁publish er ▁of ▁The ▁Sac r amento ▁Union , ▁John ▁P . ▁McG off , ▁said ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁that ▁the ▁media ▁over emph as ized ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁though ▁he ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁important ▁issue ", ▁over shadow ing ▁more ▁serious ▁topics , ▁like ▁a ▁decl ining ▁economy ▁and ▁an ▁energy ▁crisis . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁federal ▁polit icians ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cr imes