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- 1. The Burglary Nov 2, 2018
- Media attacks and the anti-war movement drive Richard Nixon to take part in the Watergate burglary.
- 2. Coverup Nov 2, 2018
- The Watergate arrests lead to a vast cover-up that starts to unravel after Nixon's re-election.
- 3. Things Fall Apart Nov 3, 2018
- As the cover-up cracks, White House counsel John Dean turns on Nixon; a Senate committee is formed.
The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. It originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters ...
Oct 29, 2009 · The Watergate scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of ...
Jul 15, 2024 · The Watergate scandal was a series of interlocking political scandals of the U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's administration. The scandal included a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972, and subsequent cover-up by people who worked for or with the White ...
The Watergate scandal refers to the burglary and illegal wiretapping of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, in the Watergate complex by members of President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign, and the subsequent cover-up of the break-in resulting in Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, as well as other abuses of power by the Nixon White House that were discovered during ...
Jun 15, 2012 · On June 17, 1972, five burglars were arrested during a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. According to news reports of ...
Oct 9, 2018 · April 30, 1973. The Watergate scandal intensifies as Nixon announces that White House aides John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman have resigned. White House counsel John Dean is fired. (In October ...
Watergate scandal, (1972–74) Political scandal involving illegal activities by Pres. Richard Nixon ’s administration. In June 1972 five burglars were arrested after breaking into the Democratic Party’s national headquarters at the Watergate Hotel complex in Washington, D.C. Within a few days of their arrest at the Watergate, charges of ...
Watergate. In the early morning hours of June 17, 1972, a night guard at a D.C. hotel and office complex was making his rounds when he noticed a suspiciously taped-open exit door.
Jun 17, 2022 · Read More. Published 3:22 AM PDT, June 17, 2022. WASHINGTON (AP) — A timeline of the Watergate scandal, from the crime to the fall of a president: June 17, 1972: Five men are arrested in a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex in Washington. June 20, 1972: President Richard Nixon ...
Jul 15, 2024 · Watergate scandal - Political Corruption, Nixon Resignation, Cover-up: The trial of the five arrested burglars and two accomplices began in federal court less than two weeks before Nixon’s second-term inauguration. The relatively narrow indictment on charges of burglary, conspiracy, and violation of federal wiretapping laws itself spoke to the success of the White House in containing the ...