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Watergate Scandal

By Lmr101

  • Break In

    Break In
    Five men were caught at 2:30 a.m. trying to bug the office of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate hotel.

  • Presidential Link

    Presidential Link
    The former attorney general John Mitchell denied any link to the Watergate operation.

  • $25,000 Check

    $25,000 Check
    A $25,000 check was found deposited in one of the Watergate burglars account.This check was though to be for the Nixon campaign.

  • Spying and Sabotage

    Spying and Sabotage
    The FBI established that the Watergate break in's had a link to the Nixon reelection effort.

  • John Dean

    John Dean
    Nixon's white house staffers resigned over the scandal. John Dean got fired.

  • Tape Recordings

    Tape Recordings
    President Nixon refuses to hand over the tapes to the Watergate comitee.

  • Pardon

    Pardon
    President Ford Nixon on all accounts.