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The Watergate Scandal is the burglary that led to President Nixon's resignation. The break-in took place in 1972 at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. The headquarters was in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.
The office at the Watergate that was burglarized belonged to the Democratic National Committee. The Republican Party was looking for information that they could use to to their advantage in the 1972 elections.
He organized it. The tapes in the Oval Office revealed that he called in J Gordon Liddy and had him put a team together to do the break in. Then, he tried to cover it up and stated that a president couldn't break the law because they are above the law.
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There was still a huge lack of trust in the Republican Party in the mid-'70s due to the Watergate scandal of that decade, the break-in of the Democratic National Committee's Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel, which led to the resignations of Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Richard Nixon.
the Committee to Re-elect the President used "dirty tricks" to ruin opposing candidates' careers. They organized the Watergate break-in
In 1973-4 he sat on Senate Committee that investigated Watergate. He is famous for asking aloud "What did the President know and When did he know it.
investigate illegal activities concerning the Watergate break-in
What was to become known as the Watergate scandal began June 17th, 1972 with the arrest of 5 "plumbers" burglarizing the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.The "plumbers" were shown to have been paid from a slush fund attached to the Committee to RE Elect the President (CREEP).After 2 years of investigation evidence was uncovered linking the President directly with the attempted cover up and Richard Nixon resigned rather than face impeachment.
known as the Committee to Re-elect the President (CRP), also referred to as "CREEP" for short. It was responsible for coordinating Nixon's campaign strategy, organizing fundraising events, and implementing tactics to ensure his victory. However, the committee became entangled in the Watergate scandal, ultimately leading to Nixon's resignation in 1974.
What was to become known as the Watergate scandal began June 17th, 1972 with the arrest of 5 "plumbers" burglarizing the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.The "plumbers" were shown to have been paid from a slush fund attached to the Committee to RE Elect the President (CREEP).After 2 years of investigation evidence was uncovered linking the President directly with the attempted cover up and Richard Nixon resigned rather than face impeachment.
During the 1972 presidential campaign five men broke into the democratic party headquarters at the Watergate Complex.