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The Watergate scandal refers to the burglary and illegal wiretapping of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, in the Watergate complex by members of President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign, and the subsequent cover-up of the break-in resulting in Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, as well as other abuses of power by the Nixon White House that were discovered during ...
People convicted in the Watergate scandal (1972-1974). Pages in category "People convicted in the Watergate scandal" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
A look at the Watergate scandal timeline that brought down the Nixon presidency.
Ehrlichman entered prison in 1976, followed by the other two in 1977. Since Nixon and many senior officials involved in Watergate were lawyers, the scandal severely tarnished the public image of the legal profession. [92] [93] [94] The Watergate scandal resulted in 69 individuals being charged and 48 being found guilty, including: [95]
The Watergate Seven has come to refer to two different groups of people, both of them in the context of the Watergate scandal.Firstly, it can refer to the five men caught on June 17, 1972, burglarizing the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in the Watergate complex, along with their two handlers, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who were Nixon campaign aides.
Media in category "Watergate scandal" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Letter of Resignation of Richard M. Nixon, 1974.jpg 2,398 × 3,150; 1.19 MB
The greatest scandal in American political history has its roots in room 214 of The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. The famed room still exists and can be booked for overnight stays for an ...
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