Watergate Hotel

Throughout American history, America came across several scandals, but the Watergate scandal is the worst political scandal in U.S history. This scandal led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon, after becoming an accomplice in covering it up. The Watergate affairs refers to the break-in and electronic bugging in 1972. On June 17, 1972, burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. This was no everyday robbery the intruders were associated to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, and they had been caught while attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. Historians are not sure whether Nixon knew about the Watergate espionage operation before it happen, he took steps to cover it up afterwards raising “hush money” for the burglars, trying to stop the FBI from investigating the crime, destroying evidence and firing uncooperative staff members. Nixon faced possible indictment after his resignation, received from his successor, Gerald Ford, a full pardon for all of his offenses he may or had committed.

On June 16, 1972, at the Watergate hotel in washington d.c seven men tried to break into the democratic national committee’s (DNC) headquarters, located on the sixth floor of one the watergate complex six building. These seven guys were E. Howard Hunt, a former White House consultant and retired CIA agent, G. Gordon Liddy, a former member of the White House staff and former FBI agent, Virlgilio Gonzalez, Engenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis, James McCord, and Bernard Barker. James McCord was the person who dealt with the bugging, Bernard Barker was the one who photograph the documents, Virgilio Gonzalez was the one who picked the locks, Eugenio Martinez and Frank Sturgis were the lookouts. President Nixons administration hired these men to use illegal means and gather all information that would help Nixon win the re-election in 1972. Even though the burglars were caught in the act, much time passed before there was enough information that could paint a picture that led up to that night.

January 8, 1973 when the trial began, five burglars plead guilty. Just ten days after Nixons second inauguration Gordon Liddy and James McCord were convicted with charges of conspiracy, burglary,