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Impeachment
the action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something -
The FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation -
Carl Bernstein
merican investigative journalist and author. While a young reporter for The Washington Post in 1972, Bernstein was teamed up with Bob Woodward; the two did much of the original news reporting on the Watergate scanda -
25th Amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become Presiden -
Richard Nixon
37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office -
26th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age -
June 17, 1972
Five men were apprehended while breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate -
Watergate Complex
break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972 -
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General Ford
American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977 -
August 9, 1974
Richard Nixon became the first United States president to resign from office
