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How Bill Brock Rebuilt The Republicans After Watergate
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How Bill Brock Rebuilt The Republicans After Watergate

Though his name has since faded into obscurity, Bill Brock was instrumental in rehabilitating the Republican Party's image after Watergate, turning from the "party of crooks and thieves" in most people's eyes into a party the people would vote for. Without Bill Brock, the Republican Party would've never bounced back so quickly after Watergate and retake the Oval Office after only four years of Democrat Jimmy Carter, eventually leading to 12 years of Republican presidents! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life William Emerson Brock III, better known to the public as simply "Bill Brock", was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 23 1930 - the height of the Great Depression. Despite this, the Brock family was relatively prosperous....