The revelation of the White House system for taping conversations uncovered a "smoking gun".
One of the tapes proved that the President himself had knowledge of the cover-up and actively worked to keep it hidden.
Nixon's only option, to avoid impeachment, was to resign the Presidency.
The watergate tapes are the series of tapes that was used as the main evidence to impeach Nixon. The tapes were recordings of every conversation Nixon had in his office about the Watergate scandal, they contained evidence that Nixon was trying to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
38 members of the Nixon Administration plead guilty to or been indicted for crimes revealed in the Watergate investigation.
They wanted to find evidence that the democrats had that Nixon was involved in the Kennedy Assassination
Richard M. Nixon was the President implictated in the Watergate Scandal.
Resign from office.
The watergate tapes are the series of tapes that was used as the main evidence to impeach Nixon. The tapes were recordings of every conversation Nixon had in his office about the Watergate scandal, they contained evidence that Nixon was trying to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
38 members of the Nixon Administration plead guilty to or been indicted for crimes revealed in the Watergate investigation.
Congress enacted reforms to prevent future abuses of power.
They wanted to find evidence that the democrats had that Nixon was involved in the Kennedy Assassination
Nixon's own tapes showed that he authorized the payment of "hush money" to cover up the break-in at the Watergate Hotel (into Democratic Party Headquarters). The tapes did not provide evidence that Nixon had ordered or approved of the break-in itself.
The Watergate scandal forced Nixon to resign the presidency.
Richard M. Nixon was the President implictated in the Watergate Scandal.
In 1974 Nixon resigned because of the Watergate Scandal.
In 1974 Nixon resigned because of the Watergate Scandal.
In 1974 Nixon resigned because of the Watergate Scandal.
Resign from office.
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