One of Nixon’s objectives he wanted to focus on while running for reelection was to have a forceful crack down on crime. Ironically, to carry out with his other ideals, he used wire-tapping, burglary, and cover-ups. “To Nixon and is closest aids, the burglary seemed commonplace because such behavior fell within familiar patterns of activities they already had established.”(21) Nixon would do anything to get elected. “Nixon’s drove for reelection exhibited the same characteristic that had shaped his approach in other aspects of his administration: concern about public image [and] desire for knowledge about the plans and activities of the opponents.” this the motive for the break-in at the National democratic headquarters in Washington.