Watergate

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Watergate
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The Watergate Scandal

• a political scandal in the United States in the
  1970s, resulting from the break-in into
  the Democratic National Committee headquarters at
  the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.

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The Watergate Scandal

• the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of
  the United States President Richard Nixon 

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The Watergate Scandal

• scandal began with the arrest of five men
  for breaking and entering into the Democratic
  National Committee headquarters at the Watergate
  complex on June 17, 1972

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The Watergate Scandal

• the FBI connected the men to the 1972 Committee
  to Re-elect the President

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The Watergate Scandal

• President Nixon had a tape recording system in
  his offices
• Recordings from these tapes implicated the
  president, revealing that he had attempted to
  cover up the break-in

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The Watergate Scandal

• Facing near-certain impeachment 
• Nixon resigned the office of the presidency on
  August 9, 1974
• Led to a distrust of the government. (still
  exist)

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The Watergate Scandal
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The Watergate Scandal

• Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl
  Bernstein uncovered information suggesting that
  knowledge of the break-in,
• Chief Source Deep Throat
• Later reveled as FBI Assistant Director William
  Mark Felt.

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