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A security guard discovered the break-in, which was actually for purposes of wire-tapping.
On June 17, 1972, a guard named Frank Wills discovered tape over door locks at the complex and removed it. When he found more tape later, he called the police, who arrested 5 men for burglary after they found them trespassing on the grounds. The five were working under the direction of Nixon subordinates G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt, both of whom were subsequently indicted.
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Why he do watergate scandal?
a burglary of democatic party headquarters
What was the basis of watergate scandal?
A burglary of Democratic Party headquarters
The Watergate affair started with?
a burglary of offices belonging to the Democratic Party
Name the scandal that caused president Nixon to resign?
It is known as Watergate because it all started with a botched political espionage burglary at the Watergate Hotel.
What break in did the movie Forrest gump show forest reporting?
The Watergate burglary.
Watergate was the third rate burglary that turned into what?
The scandal that led to a presidential resignation
Who was the Tennessee senator whom investigated the Watergate burglary and cover-up?
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.
What did president nixon do to be president?
He appeared to have been involved in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary.
What was the purpose of burglary at the Watergate hotel?
To steal secrets from the Democratic National Committee Headquarters…
Where did the burglary that led to the resignation of an American president take place?
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.
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.
Did the Watergate scandal affect Nixon's re-election chances?
Nixon was already in his second term and could not be re-elected again when the scandal broke. If you mean,did the watergate burglary affect the re-election of Nixon in 1972, I would say not. The burglary was foiled before anything was taken and would not have had great effect anyway.
