The Watergate Scandal
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was a series of crimes committed by the President and
his staff, who were found to spied on and harassed political opponents,
accepted illegal campaign contributions, and covered up their own misdeeds.
On June 17, 1972, The Washington Post published a small story. In this
story the reporters state ....
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.... on August in 1972, President Nixon said that nobody
on the White House Staff was involved in the crime. Most of the public
accepted Nixon's word and dropped the questioning. But when the burglars
went to trial four months later, the story changed rapidly from a small
story to a national scandal. It ended only when Richard Nixon was forced
from office.
Watergate was connected to Vietnam, it eventually exposed a long series of
illegal activities in the Nixon administration. Nixon and his staff ....
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