The Watergate Scandel of the Nixon Administration
The Watergate scandal was an incident that occurred during the administration of President Richard Milhouse Nixon that eventually ended the Presidency of Mr. Nixon and brought about a serious governmental crisis in the United States. This scandal hit at the very core of the democratic processes of the United States. Watergate and its legacy has caused profound changes in our governmental system. The memories of the Watergate scandal was again brought to mind during the recent impeachment trial of President Clinton. The events and documents will be recalled in the following pages. This is how the events of Watergate unfolded. Frank Wills, a twenty four year old security guard, discovered a taped door at the Watergate building. He thought someone had taped the door while moving furniture earlier in the day. He removed the tape. Later, during his rounds he discovered the door taped again. This was June 17, 1972, (Archer, l) and it was the break in that would bring down the Presidency of Richard M. Nixon. Frank Wills called the Washington D. C. police. Sergeant Paul Leeper and officers John Barrett and Carl Shaffler responded. They discovered five men in the Democratic National Committee headquarters. They were well dres
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