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What steps did the white house take to cover up its involvement in the Watergate break in?
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Workers shredded all incriminating documents in Haldeman's office. The White House, with President Nixon's consent, asked the CIA to urge the FBI to stop its investigations into the burglary on the grounds of national security. In addition, the CRP passed out nearly $450,000 to the Watergate burglars to buy their silence after they were indicted in September of 1972.
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Is there a US president who got impeached?
Yes. Two US Presidents were impeached, and another probably would have been, but resigned before the House of Representatives could take action.President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act in 1868; President Bill Clinton was impeached for Obstruction of Justice in 1998. Both men were acquitted after their Senate trials.President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because he expected to be impeached after the US Supreme Court ordered him to give the Watergate tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski.
What is the longest recess one house can take without consent of the other?
A recess in when a break is taken during Senate or House proceedings. A recess can only be three days long without the other side consenting.
Which president was not impeached?
Only two of 43 president were impeached: Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton. Richard Nixon resigned while impeachment charges were being prepared against him. In both cases the sitting president was impeached but in neither case did the Senate choose to convict so although both were impeached, neither was removed from office.
What happens if a vice president breaks a law?
During the rather troubled administration of President Nixon, the vice President, Spiro Agnew, was found to be guilty of influence peddling, and he resigned in disgrace, which is why he did not become President when Nixon himself later resigned in disgrace due to the Watergate scandal, and the speaker of the House, Gerald Ford, became President instead. If the vice President were not to be so gracious as to resign in disgrace when found to have violated the law, he could be fired by the President.
What is the name of the lower house of the US Congress?
The lower house of Congress is called the House of Representatives. Although, the United States does not really use terms like that.
What was Nixon's goal in the Watergate break-in?
The goal of the Watergate break in was to gain information that might be helpful in the presidential election campaign. After the burglars were caught, the goal was to cover up any connection between them and the re-election committee and then later to impede the investigation of the cover-up.
Why did the House Judiciary Committee conclude that Nixon's role in Watergate was a serious violation of the Constitution?
Because it became obvious that he had knowledge of the Watergate break in and coverup.
How did the Watergate cover up impact the White House?
Because Nixon was president atthe time.
President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?
The result of the investigation into the Watergate Scandal was the discovery of evidence of President Nixon's involvement in the cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. As a result, Nixon faced impeachment by the House of Representatives. However, before the impeachment process could be completed, he resigned from office on August 8, 1974.
What White House lawyer first revealed the exsistance of an enemies list and hush money at the Watergate hearings?
John W. Dean, III was White House Counsel for the Nixon administration. Dean provided testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee, in which he implicated administration officials, including Nixon fundraiser and former Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon and himself. He was the first administration official to accuse Nixon of direct involvement with Watergate and the resulting cover-up in press interviews.
Why did a relatively simple burglary like the break-in at the Watergate turn into a major political scandal and bring down a president?
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.
Who was the first president resigned from the presidency?
In 1974 Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign from office. His resignation was most likely do to his speculated involvement in the Watergate scandal. He was succeeded by Gerald Ford.
Which office building was the headquarters for the democratic national committee and was broken into by the secret special unit created in the white house?
watergate
How did the discovery of the white house tapes change the Watergate cover up investigation?
It blew the investigation wide open when the tapes were subpoenaed by Judge Sirica
What was the most incriminating aspect of the white house tapes?
The instructions to G. Gordon Liddy on the break in of the Democratic offices at the Watergate by Nixon.
What was Watergate crisis?
Watergate is the name of a Hotel in Wahington where the famous break in that caused a scandal for President Richard Nixon and resulted in his resignation. Watergate has become a general term for a series of political scandals, which began with the arrest of five men who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington D.C. office/apartment complex and hotel called the Watergate on June 17, 1972. The attempted cover-up of the break-in ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Investigations conducted by the FBI, Senate Watergate Committee, House Judiciary Committee and the press revealed that this burglary was just one of many illegal activities authorized and carried out by Nixon's staff. They also revealed the immense scope of crimes and abuses, which included campaign fraud, political espionage and sabotage, illegal break-ins, wiretapping on a massive scale, including the wiretapping of the press and regular citizens, and a secret slush fund laundered in Mexico to pay those who conducted these operations.[1] This secret fund was also used as hush money to buy silence of the seven men who were indicted for the June 17 break-in.[2] President Nixon and his staff conspired to cover up the break-in as early as six days after it occurred. [3] After enduring two years of mounting evidence against the President and his staff, which included former staff members testifying against them in a Senate investigation,[4] it was revealed that Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations.[5] Undeniable evidence, spoken by Nixon himself and recorded on tape, revealed that he had obstructed justice and attempted to cover up the break-in.[3][6] This recorded conversation later became known as the Smoking Gun. After a series of court battles, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the President must hand over the tapes; he ultimately complied. With certainty of an impeachment in the House of Representatives and of a conviction in the Senate,[7][8] Nixon resigned ten days later, becoming the only US President to have resigned from office.
What were the events that led to the Watergate crisis and how did President Nixon's involvement in the case gradually emerge?
Money that was paid to the "plumbers"apprehended at the Watergate was traced to a slush fund linked to the Committee to RE Elect the President (CREEP).Subsequent investigations, spurred by ongoing coverage in the Washington Post, led to high ranking officials in the Nixon administration.Finally the revelation of the White House system for taping conversations uncovered the "smoking gun" a tape which proved that the President himself had knowledge of the cover-up.Nixon's only option, to avoid impeachment, was to resign the Presidency.
