Watergate scandal

The term "Watergate" refers to a series of events, spanning from 1972 to 1975, that got its name from burglaries of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee

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in the Watergate Hotel complex in Washington, D.C.

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had endured two years of mounting political embarrassments, the court-ordered release of the "smoking gun tape" about the burglaries in August 1974 brought with it the prospect of certain impeachment

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1972 Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

1972 Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.

1973 November 1: Watergate scandal: Acting Attorney General Robert Bork appoints Leon Jaworski as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.

1973 Watergate scandal: - In a letter to Judge John Sirica, Watergate burglar James W. McCord Jr. admits that he and other defendants have been pressured to remain silent about the case. He names Attorney General John Mitchell as 'overall boss' of the operation.

1973 Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

1973 Watergate Scandal: Former White House aide Alexander Butterfield informs the United States Senate Watergate Committee that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially incriminating conversations.

1974 Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justi

1974 Watergate Scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously rules that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.

1974 Watergate scandal: The "smoking gun" tape of June 23, 1972 is revealed, in which U.S. President Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss using the CIA to block an FBI inquiry into Watergate. Nixon's support in Congress collapses.

1974 Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (effective August 9).

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The term "Watergate" refers to a series of events, spanning from 1972 to 1975, that got its name from burglaries of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee