the Watergate Burglars
broke into the Democratic
Party’s National Committee
offices on June 17, 1972.
Brought down Nixon
Watergate
general term used to describe a
complex web of political scandals
between 1972 and 1974.
It refers to the Watergate
hotel in Washington D.C.
The prowlers were
connected to President
Richard Nixon’s reelection
campaign
they had been caught while
attempting to wiretap phones and
steal secret documents.
Nixon knew about the
Watergate espionage
operation before it happened
He raised “hush money” for the
burglars
Attempts to delate evidences and
stop FBI investigation
firing uncooperative
staff members
Nixon administration's resistance
to its probes led to a constitutional
crisis
Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
In August 1974,
after his role in
the Watergate
conspiracy had
finally come to
light, the president
resigned
His successor,
Gerald Ford
pardoned Nixon for all the
crimes he “committed or
may have committed”
while in office.
Nixon was never
prosecuted
the Watergate scandal changed
American politics forever,
leading many Americans to
question their leadership and
think more critically about the
presidency.