Watergate

A detailed Summary of Watergate

In June of 1972 an event occurred that changed the course of history. On June 12,

1972 there was a break-in at the Watergate Hotel. When the police arrived they found 5

men equipped with electronic bugging devices and burglary tools at the headquarters for

the Democratic National Convention. Two of the individuals were James McCord and G.

Gordon Liddy, both members of the committee to re-elect the president. A third suspect

was E. Howard Hunt, a former CIA agent and White House aide.

When the news broke President Nixon claimed that no one in the White House had

any prior knowledge to the burglary. The break-in was part of an elaborate plan by

CREEP to sabotage Nixon's opposition for re-election. A week after the break in Nixon

agreed to cover up the White House's involvement in the break in. Nixon claimed that

any further investigation of the scandal was a threat to national security and needed to

accused of obstructing justice, violating his oath, abusing his power, subverting the

not to. This only made things worse for him Once the trial began his involvement in the

Watergate break-in began. Nixon had his chance to come clean at this time, but he chose

constitutional rights of citizens, and disobeying subpoenas for White House records and

and the destruction of evidence to keep the affair under wraps.

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