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WaterGate

WaterGate. By Kasey Martin Pd. 7. What is Watergate?. Political scandal in the 1970’s Break in of Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate office complex Indictment and conviction of several Nixon administration officials

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WaterGate

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  1. WaterGate By Kasey Martin Pd. 7

  2. What is Watergate? • Political scandal in the 1970’s • Break in of Democratic National Committee • Headquarters at the Watergate office complex • Indictment and conviction of several Nixon administration officials • Led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon • Occurred

  3. Who Was Involved? President Nixon arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices Recordings implicated the president attempted to cover up the break-in

  4. The Break-in At Watergate • June 17, 1972 • five men arrested inside Democratic National Committee's office • Virgilio González, Bernard Barker, James W. McCord, Jr., Eugenio Martínez, and Frank Sturgis • Convicted for conspiracy, burglary, and violation of federal wiretapping laws • Convicted on January 30, 1973 • tied to the 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President

  5. "Saturday Night Massacre" • Special prosecutor Archibald Cox • Cox's refusal to drop his subpoena from the tapes • December 7, a 18½ minute portion of one tape was found to have been erased • Rose Mary Woods, said she had accidentally erased the tape by pushing the wrong foot pedal • Later forensic analysis determined that the tape had been erased in several segments — at least five • perhaps as many as nine

  6. The New Tape August 3, 1974 The previously unknown audio tape was released Documented Nixon and Haldeman meeting in the Oval Office Formulating a plan to block investigations by the CIA

  7. Reason For The Break-in • has never been conclusively established • Some theories suggest that the burglars were after specific information • Numerous theories have persisted in claiming deeper significance to the Watergate scandal

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