Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Lightly film it with oil and add the steak, generously seasoned with salt and pepper. Sear for 2 Â½ to 3 minutes on each side. Lightly sear the edges using tongs to rotate the meat.
What Nixon did wrong was to think he could get away with abusing the power of the Executive branch, a classic case of paranoid hubris. The American people, Republicans as well as Democrats, were horrified to learn what dirty tricks the Nixon Administration and the Nixon Reelection Committee were up to.
On the 20th anniversary of his death, the presidentâs confidante Monica Crowley recalls his conflicting emotions about Watergate. Richard Nixon died 20 years ago on April 22, 1994, days after suffering a stroke. The man at the center of Watergate was far different from the way he was portrayed by the press, reveals Monica Crowley (pictured at right), who worked closely with him as his foreign policy assistant for the last four years of his life.