The cover up of the Watergate scandal.
Pardoned Richard Nixon for the watergate cover-up
At Nixon's recommendation, Forrest stays at the Watergate Hotel, and ends up causing the Watergate Scandal.
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post reporters who were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up. The Watergate scandal occurred when the Nixon administration tried to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972.
The Tennessee senator who conducted the investigation into the Watergate burglary and cover-up was Howard Baker. He served as the vice-chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee and played a significant role in uncovering the truth behind the scandal.
The break in took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Watergate - it was exposed by the Washington Post
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post reporters who were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up. The Watergate scandal occurred when the Nixon administration tried to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972.
the Committee to Re-elect the President used "dirty tricks" to ruin opposing candidates' careers. They organized the Watergate break-in
The revelation of the White House system for taping conversations uncovered a "smoking gun".One of the tapes confirmed 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.
Yes he did. President Richard Nixon resigned from the Presidency in 1974 before he could be impeached by the Congress for covering up his part in the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald R. Ford then became President.