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Watergate
In June of 1972 an event occurred that changed the course of history. On June 12,
1972 there was a break-in at the Watergate Hotel. When the police arrived they found 5
men equipped with electronic bugging devices and burglary tools at the headquarters for
the Democratic National Convention. Two of the individuals were James McCord and G.
Gordon Liddy, both members of the committee to re-elect the president. A third suspect
was E. Howard Hunt, a former …
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…tapes. While the struggle for the tapes was
going on there were additional charges brought against the president.
On July 30, 1974 the committee voted on 3 articles of impeachment. Nixon was
accused of obstructing justice, violating his oath, abusing his power, subverting the
constitutional rights of citizens, and disobeying subpoenas for White House records and
tapes.
On August 8, 1974 Nixon went on national television announce his resignation.
He admitted no wrong doing, but admitted to using bad judgment
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