Watergate Scandal

The Watergate Scandal

The Watergate Scandal happened in June 1972.  Nixon created a team to break in to the headquarters and rig the voting system, guaranteeing himself President.  But, when this didn't go as planned, he resigned from office.

The Watergate scandal occurred in the 1970s.  It was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Nixon's administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement.

It began with the arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. The FBI connected cash found on the burglars to a fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the president. In July 1973, evidence mounted against the president's staff, including a testimony provided by former staff members.  An investigation conducted by the Senate Watergate Committee revealed that President Nixon had a tape-recording system in his offices and he had recorded many conversations. Recordings from these tapes implicated that the president, attempted to cover up the break-in. After a series of court battles, the U.S. Supreme Court decidedmnthat the president had to hand over the tapes to the government.

Nixon's position was becoming increasingly precarious. On February 6, 1974, the House of Representatives gave a Judiciary Committee authority to investigate impeachment of the President.The Judiciary Committee voted on July 27, 1974 to recognize the first article of impeachment against the president: The first: obstruction of justice. The second: abuse of power. Facing near impeachment,  Nixon resigned the presidency in August.

The President had made a bad decision to try and rig the system of voting.  It is clear that his thoughts and actions resulted in him disembodying himself from the government. =