Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign were caught burglarizing and planting listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex.

Nixon's efforts to conceal his administration's involvement led to an impeachment process and his resignation in August 1974.

Watergate complex
Watergate complex (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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NIXONcampaigns (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
G. Gordon Liddy c 1964
G. Gordon Liddy c 1964 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Interview with Atty. Gen. John Mitchell 01 copy
Interview with Atty. Gen. John Mitchell 01 copy (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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