The 1970s: Losing Faith in the Government

The 1970s is the time when Americans start losing faith in the federal government. They have good reason to. It seems that the leaders misled his people in the decade of scandals, suspicion, and failure to find a solution to a big problem. If I was living in the 70s, I would have lost faith in my government.
One document that gave Americans a bad impression is the Pentagon Papers released by former Defense Department worker Daniel Ellsberg. This 7000 page report exposed the fact that the government was making plans to enter the Vietnam War even though President Johnson promised that he wo…