The United States Coast Guard is one of the oldest continually operating agencies in the federal government. Today, the Coast Guard is the only military organization operating under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security.
In an essay of approximately 250 words, describe the work of the Coast Guard today and the benefit of having it closely
associated with the other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security,

The work of the United States Coast Guard today is managing six major operational mission programs including maritime law enforcement, maritime response, maritime prevention, marine transportation system management, maritime security operations, and defense operations. The main roles of the Coast Guard is to protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways. The Coast Guard operates as part of the Department of Homeland Security by enforcing the nation's laws at sea, protecting marine environment, guarding our country's coastlines and ports.

Explanation:

Executive privilege did not permit President Richard Nixon to refuse to hand over his tapes of White House conversations to investigators

Explanation:

The U.S. Supreme Court decide in United States v Nixon (1974) decided that having executive privileges as the president doesn't give him the right to not hand over tape recordings.

The Supreme court then ordered that President Nixon should submit his tapes to the federal district court. He was accused of abusing power and later impeached.