Watergate,./Scandal
1. The,./Plumbers:,./Richard,./Nixon's,./first,./abuse,./of,./power,./did,./not,./come,./with,./Watergate.,./Instead,,./it,./involv
ed,./an,./organization,./named,./the,./Plumbers,./and,./the,./Pentagon,./Papers.,./The,./Plumbers,./were,./a,./secret,./intelligen
ce,./statt,./organized,./by,./President,./Nixon,./to,./investigate,./people,./he,./did,./not,./trust.
2. Pentagon,./Papers:,./In,./1971,,./Daniel,./Ellsberg,,./who,./had,./previously,./been,./a,./national,./security,./advisor,,./star
ted
leaking,./information,./to,./the,./press,./about,./American,./involvement,./in,./Vietnam.,./This,./was,./in,./the,./form,./of,./the,./Pentag
on,./Papers,./which,./detailed,./American,./involvement,./in,./the,./war.,./The,./Plumbers,./were,./tasked,./with,./stopping,./the,./leak,.
/of,./information,./and,./with,./discrediting,./Ellsberg.,./It,./is,./believed,./that,./this,./was,./the,./beginning,./of,./Nixon's,./illegal,./u
se,./of,./power,./and,./privilege.
3. What,./was,./the,./Watergate,./Scandal?:,./What,./was,./the,./Watergate,./Scandal?
The,./Watergate,./Scandal,./was,./a,./scandal,./involving,./a,./plot,./by,./President,./Richard,./Nixon,./and,./people,./working,./with,
./him,./to,./spy,./on,./the,./Democratic,./headquarters,./in,./the,./time,./leading,./up,./to,./Nixon's,./re-
election,./campaign.,./Furthermore,,./it,./involved,./the,./coverup,./of,./that,./crime.,./Ultimately,,./it,./led,./to,./many,./arrests,,./c
onvictions,,./prison,./terms,,./and,./the,./resignation,./and,./then,./pardon,./of,./Nixon.,./The,./scandal,./is,./called,./Watergate,./bec
ause,./the,./Democratic,./Party,./Headquarters,./was,./located,./in,./the,./Watergate,./oflce,./complex.
4. The, . / Saturday, . / Night, . / Massacre:, . / Nixon,./had,./been,./able,./to,./convince,./the,./public,./for,./a,./while,./that
,./he,./had
nothing,./to,./do,./with,./the,./break,./in,./at,./Watergate.,./This,./did,./not,./last,,./however.,./Along,./with,./the,./Senate,./Investigative,./Co
mmittee,,./reporters,./Bob,./Woodward,./and,./Carl,./Bernstein,./and,./trial,./judge,./John,./J.,./Sirica,./started,./to,./believe,./that,./a,./
cover,./up,./was,./happening.
Two,./things,./started,./to,./happen,./that,./pointed,./towards,./Nixon's,./involvement:,./first,,./some,./of,./the,./conspirators,
./started,./to,./give,./information,./to,./authorities,,./and,./second,,./Woodward,./and,./Bernstein,./were,./being,./leaked,./in
formation,./by,./a,./secret,./informant,./who,./they,./called,./''Deep,./Throat.''
During,./testimony,,./it,./came,./out,./that,./Nixon,./had,./secretly,./taped,./everything,./that,./happened,./in,./the,./White,./House.,
./Investi-
gators,./attempted,./to,./get,./these,./tapes,./because,./they,./were,./told,./they,./would,./prove,./Nixon's,./guilt.,./Sirica,./and,./C
ox,./fought,./to,./get,./these,./tapes,,./but,./Nixon's,./lawyers,./claimed,./executive,./privilege,./in,./order,./to,./keep,./them,./secret.
In,./what,./became,./known,./as,./the,./Saturday,./Night,./Massacre,,./Nixon,./fired,./special,./prosecutor,,./Archibald,./Cox,,./w
ho,./was,./not,./privy,./to,./the,./Watergate,./events.,./Others,./resigned,./in,./protest.,./This,./did,./not,./stop,./the,./investigation,,./howe
ver.,./Nixon,./originally,./submitted,./some,./of,./the,./tapes,./but,./was,./ultimately,./forced,./to,./hand,./over,./them,./all.
5. CREEP:,./CREEP,./stands,./for,./the,./Committee,./for,./Reelection,./of,./the,./President.,./The,./committee's,./oflcial,./job,./was,./to,./h
elp
,./ ,./
, Watergate,./Scandal
Nixon,./win,./his,./reelection,./for,./oflce.,./He,./was,./running,./against,./Democrat,./South,./Dakota,./Senator,./George,./McGovern.
6. :, . / In,./May,./of,./1972,,./five,./people,./broke,./into,./the,./Watergate,./complex,./and,./installed,./espionage,./equipment.,./The,./e
quipment,./failed,./to,./work,./properly,,./and,./they,./had,./to,./return,./in,./June,./of,./that,./year,./to,./readjust,./it.,./A,./security,./guard,./at
,./the,./time,./noticed,./that,./some,./of,./the,./locks,./had,./been,./taped,,./and,./he,./called,./the,./police.,./The,./four,./intruders,./were
,./arrested.,./Multiple,./members,./of,./the,./Watergate,./robbery,./team,./were,./either,./members,./of,./or,./aflliated,./with,./CREE
P.
,./ ,./
1. The,./Plumbers:,./Richard,./Nixon's,./first,./abuse,./of,./power,./did,./not,./come,./with,./Watergate.,./Instead,,./it,./involv
ed,./an,./organization,./named,./the,./Plumbers,./and,./the,./Pentagon,./Papers.,./The,./Plumbers,./were,./a,./secret,./intelligen
ce,./statt,./organized,./by,./President,./Nixon,./to,./investigate,./people,./he,./did,./not,./trust.
2. Pentagon,./Papers:,./In,./1971,,./Daniel,./Ellsberg,,./who,./had,./previously,./been,./a,./national,./security,./advisor,,./star
ted
leaking,./information,./to,./the,./press,./about,./American,./involvement,./in,./Vietnam.,./This,./was,./in,./the,./form,./of,./the,./Pentag
on,./Papers,./which,./detailed,./American,./involvement,./in,./the,./war.,./The,./Plumbers,./were,./tasked,./with,./stopping,./the,./leak,.
/of,./information,./and,./with,./discrediting,./Ellsberg.,./It,./is,./believed,./that,./this,./was,./the,./beginning,./of,./Nixon's,./illegal,./u
se,./of,./power,./and,./privilege.
3. What,./was,./the,./Watergate,./Scandal?:,./What,./was,./the,./Watergate,./Scandal?
The,./Watergate,./Scandal,./was,./a,./scandal,./involving,./a,./plot,./by,./President,./Richard,./Nixon,./and,./people,./working,./with,
./him,./to,./spy,./on,./the,./Democratic,./headquarters,./in,./the,./time,./leading,./up,./to,./Nixon's,./re-
election,./campaign.,./Furthermore,,./it,./involved,./the,./coverup,./of,./that,./crime.,./Ultimately,,./it,./led,./to,./many,./arrests,,./c
onvictions,,./prison,./terms,,./and,./the,./resignation,./and,./then,./pardon,./of,./Nixon.,./The,./scandal,./is,./called,./Watergate,./bec
ause,./the,./Democratic,./Party,./Headquarters,./was,./located,./in,./the,./Watergate,./oflce,./complex.
4. The, . / Saturday, . / Night, . / Massacre:, . / Nixon,./had,./been,./able,./to,./convince,./the,./public,./for,./a,./while,./that
,./he,./had
nothing,./to,./do,./with,./the,./break,./in,./at,./Watergate.,./This,./did,./not,./last,,./however.,./Along,./with,./the,./Senate,./Investigative,./Co
mmittee,,./reporters,./Bob,./Woodward,./and,./Carl,./Bernstein,./and,./trial,./judge,./John,./J.,./Sirica,./started,./to,./believe,./that,./a,./
cover,./up,./was,./happening.
Two,./things,./started,./to,./happen,./that,./pointed,./towards,./Nixon's,./involvement:,./first,,./some,./of,./the,./conspirators,
./started,./to,./give,./information,./to,./authorities,,./and,./second,,./Woodward,./and,./Bernstein,./were,./being,./leaked,./in
formation,./by,./a,./secret,./informant,./who,./they,./called,./''Deep,./Throat.''
During,./testimony,,./it,./came,./out,./that,./Nixon,./had,./secretly,./taped,./everything,./that,./happened,./in,./the,./White,./House.,
./Investi-
gators,./attempted,./to,./get,./these,./tapes,./because,./they,./were,./told,./they,./would,./prove,./Nixon's,./guilt.,./Sirica,./and,./C
ox,./fought,./to,./get,./these,./tapes,,./but,./Nixon's,./lawyers,./claimed,./executive,./privilege,./in,./order,./to,./keep,./them,./secret.
In,./what,./became,./known,./as,./the,./Saturday,./Night,./Massacre,,./Nixon,./fired,./special,./prosecutor,,./Archibald,./Cox,,./w
ho,./was,./not,./privy,./to,./the,./Watergate,./events.,./Others,./resigned,./in,./protest.,./This,./did,./not,./stop,./the,./investigation,,./howe
ver.,./Nixon,./originally,./submitted,./some,./of,./the,./tapes,./but,./was,./ultimately,./forced,./to,./hand,./over,./them,./all.
5. CREEP:,./CREEP,./stands,./for,./the,./Committee,./for,./Reelection,./of,./the,./President.,./The,./committee's,./oflcial,./job,./was,./to,./h
elp
,./ ,./
, Watergate,./Scandal
Nixon,./win,./his,./reelection,./for,./oflce.,./He,./was,./running,./against,./Democrat,./South,./Dakota,./Senator,./George,./McGovern.
6. :, . / In,./May,./of,./1972,,./five,./people,./broke,./into,./the,./Watergate,./complex,./and,./installed,./espionage,./equipment.,./The,./e
quipment,./failed,./to,./work,./properly,,./and,./they,./had,./to,./return,./in,./June,./of,./that,./year,./to,./readjust,./it.,./A,./security,./guard,./at
,./the,./time,./noticed,./that,./some,./of,./the,./locks,./had,./been,./taped,,./and,./he,./called,./the,./police.,./The,./four,./intruders,./were
,./arrested.,./Multiple,./members,./of,./the,./Watergate,./robbery,./team,./were,./either,./members,./of,./or,./aflliated,./with,./CREE
P.
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