Watergate

Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, D.C.
The Watergate affair signifies the web of political scandals that plagued President Richard Nixon from 1972 until his resignation in 1974.
The beginning of the Watergate scandal began in June 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were published. In September 1971, the “plumbers” unit was created to plug leaks in the administration. This resulted in the burglary of a psychiatrist’s office to find files on Daniel Ellsberg, the former defense analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers.
On May 28, 1972, bugging equipment was installed at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel and office complex in Washington, D.C. This was the first of two burglaries to occur.
On June 17, 1972, during ...