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  2. Oct 29, 2009 · 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, located in the Watergate complex...

  3. 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 ...

  4. May 30, 2017 · But the Watergate drama took longer to unfold -- more than two years -- than many people may remember. Here’s a quick refresher of the events that led to Nixon’s resignation.

    • January 1969. Richard Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th president of the United States.
    • February 1971. Richard Nixon orders the installation of a secret taping system that records all conversations in the Oval Office, his Executive Office Building office, and his Camp David office and on selected telephones in these locations.
    • June 13, 1971. The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers, the Defense Department's secret history of the Vietnam War. The Washington Post will begin publishing the papers later in the week.
    • 1971. Nixon and his staff recruit a team of ex-FBI and CIA operatives, later referred to as “the Plumbers” to investigate the leaked publication of the Pentagon Papers.
  5. The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon which ultimately led to Nixon's resignation.

  6. Oct 14, 2024 · Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972. On August 9, 1974, facing likely impeachment ...

  7. Jun 13, 2022 · How the Watergate scandal broke to the world: A visual timeline. By Bonnie Berkowitz. and. Dylan Moriarty. June 13, 2022. When Americans woke up on June 17, 1972, they knew President Richard M....