Watergate affair

Introduction

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.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Nixon's Resignation and the Aftermath
The Investigations
The Watergate Break-in
Bibliography

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