Watergate Affair
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Crime
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Scandals, Corruption, Fraud
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: June 17, 1972-August 9, 1974
Article abstract: Criminal activities on the part of the White House and the chief of state degrade the office of president.
Summary of Event
On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested during a bungled break-in at the Democratic campaign headquarters at the Watergate hotel-apartment complex in Washington, D.C. Their action was later found to be at the behest of the Committee to Reelect the President, and to involve major figures in the administration of Richard Nixon in the conspiracy and in the subsequent attempted cover-up. When in 1974 definitive proof...
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