The watergate scandal and its aftermath longdom publishing sl. These conversations include the segments referred to as the smoking gun and cancer on the presidency. They kept up a steady stream of scoops demonstrating 1 the direct involvement of nixon intimates in watergate activities, 2 that the watergate wiretapping and break in. With his help and an amount of perseverance woodward and bernstein revealed some important facts about the watergate scandal in the months just after the break in. The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration of u.
The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration. In the early days following the watergate breakin, hardly anyone in the country suspected that there was a direct link between the burglary and the white house. As the prowlers were preparing to break into the office with a new. More information on adobe acrobat pdf files is available on our accessibility. Als watergateaffare oder kurz watergate bezeichnet man, nach einer definition des. The watergate scandal centered on the nixon administrations attempt to cover up a burglary of the democratic national committee dnc headquarters at the watergate of. The watergate scandal page 8 of 25 scoops journalist bob woodward used a secret source named deep throat. Nixon to resign as president of the united states 2 years later. Refer technical specifications for additional details and latest specifications nz or scan qr code. The watergate scandal was one of the worst political scandals in american history. Haldeman, and national security advisor henry kissinger discuss how to retrieve files related to the vietnam war from the brookings institution. Nixon after a break in at the democratic national committee. Investigation into the breakin exposed a trail of abuses that led to the highest.
The watergate scandal constitutional rights foundation. It resulted in the resignation of the president, richard m. John dean was the first white house aide to break with the nixon white house. Afirst, few people took the watergate burglary seriously, and. Watergate scandal, political coverup in the administration of u. Throughout the 1972 campaign season, woodward and bernstein were fed leaks by an anonymous source they referred to as deep throat, who, only some 30 years later, was revealed to be fbi deputy director w. The watergate scandal began early in the morning of june 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the democratic national committee, a june 1972 break. Wills, a night watchman at the complex, removed the tape and left to get a cup of coffee. In the early 1970s, the watergate scandal involving president richard nixon made headlines nationwide, but did he have anything to do with.
The watergate scandal refers to the burglary and illegal wiretapping of the washington, d. The world had been closely watching the nationally televised senate committee hearings about the break in at the democratic national committee offices at the watergate hotel in washington, d. The watergate trial conversations are excerpted nixon white house tape conversations that were played in open court in u. Watergate breakin todays document from the national archives. The segments are a portion of the approximately 60 hours of tape subpoenaed by the watergate special prosecution force wspf. Notes on scandal and the watergate legacy sage journals. The date was june 17, and there was talk of a break in. The claim that a good, fair impartial investigation was to be held during the watergate hearings on nixons role in the break in and subsequent coverup never materialized. But it was a full year before the watergate burglary of 1972. The watergate break in in the early morning hours of saturday, june 17, 1972, frank wills discovered a piece of tape over a basementdoor lock in the watergate apartment and office complex in washington, d. Topics american history, watergate, nixon collection opensource language english.
The scandal stemmed from the nixon administrations continuous attempts to cover up its involvement in the june 17, 1972 failed break in of the democratic national committee headquarters at the washington, d. Watergate refers to the political scandal that broke in 1972 and forced richard m. Instead, the senatorial committee provided tv melodrama. In this recording, president richard nixon, chief of staff h. A carddriven 2player game by matthias cramer frosted games. The scandal that destroyed president richard nixon watergate. The wiretaps failed to work properly, however, so on june 17 a group of five burglars returned to the watergate building.