Richard Nixon and Watergate
By Jesus Orozco
Facts
- The burglars used tape to hold open the latches on door locks at the DNC offices
- Presidential aide Alexander Butterflied did publicly in the televised Watergate hearings in July 1973, but he privately told investigators the same details a few days prior to the TV appearance
- On July 24, 1974, a unanimous Supreme Court ordered Nixon to surrender the White House tapes.
- The House Judiciary committee drew up three impeachment articles on a Saturday night, July 27, 1974, in a process that started in February 1974. Nixon acknowledged in an August 5, 1974 statement about the Smoking Gun tape that he would most likely face a full House impeachment vote and a Senate trial.
- The Post had an undeniable critical role in breaking the scandal, especially with scoops from a source called Deep Throat, but theNew York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Newsday had scoops, too.
Watergate
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National
Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and President Richard Nixon's administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement.
Sam J ErvIn was the head of the senate's select committee on presidential campaign activities that broke the Watergate scandal.