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By many accounts, Mr. Nixon was determined to do whatever it took to stay in power, even if that meant bending the rules (or breaking them). He always wanted to know what his political opponents, the Democrats, were up to, and rather than gather opposition research the way most politicians did, he decided to send some Republican operatives to spy on the Democrats by bugging their headquarters with listening devices. To this day, we don't know exactly what Mr. Nixon expected to find (or what specifically he was looking for). But we do know he thought spying on the Democrats would give him some kind of edge and help him to have a political advantage.
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What did the botched 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party headquarters lead to?
charges that Nixon administration officials had been involved
Why would Richard Nixon want to spy on the democratic party headquarters?
To make sure he won the elcetion of 1972.
What was Nixon's relationship to the Watergate scandal?
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.
Why did President Nixon ordered his staff to investigate the Watergate scandal?
During the 1972 presidential campaign five men broke into the democratic party headquarters at the Watergate Complex.
How was Nixon involved in water gate?
Watergate is a hotel in Washington, DC. that was the site of Democratic campaign headquarters. Some people broke into the headquarters hoping to find privileged information and were caught. Nixon was eventually involved in trying to keep the break-in out of the papers . Obstruction of justice was the charge that would probably brought him down if he had not resigned.
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.
What was basis of Watergate scandal?
. Nixon sent in burglars into the Watergate building where the democratic headquarters was located. A security guard found them by noticing a piece of masking tape on the door jam. Nixon was able to hide his relationship with the burglars until it was discovered that his instructions had been taped in the Oval Office. Two investigative journalists were told about the taped conversations and were able to uncover the plot. Not long after in an interview with David Frost Nixon stated that the president was "above the law" and laws didn't apply to him.
What was the name given for the breakin of the democratic national headquarters?
The break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters was named the Watergate scandal.
In Missouri is JAY Nixon a Republican or a Democratic?
Democratic!!
Did President Nixon know about the surveillance plan that took place at the Democratic Headquarters in the Watergate Complex?
I don't think so and it was never proven that he did. His big mistake was trying to cover it up when he did find out about it.
What important crisis happend during Nixons presidency?
the water gate accident. Nixon ordered an illegal break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C.
What was the Watergate anyway?
The Watergate was an office building in Washington DC. When the men broke into the offices of the Democratic headquarters to find information for the Nixon administration they were discovered by a security guard and arrested. That opened the many months of investigation that ended with Nixon resigning and Ford becoming President.
