Watergate scandal
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The Watergate scandal was a major 1970s American political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Aliases (15)
- Watergate break-in ×4
- Watergate cover-up ×4
- Watergate investigations ×3
- Watergate investigation ×2
- 1972 Democratic National Committee headquarters break-in ×1
- Watergate break-in and cover-up ×1
- Watergate break-in cover-up ×1
- Watergate break‑in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters ×1
- Watergate burglary ×1
- Watergate cover-up investigation ×1
- Watergate crisis ×1
- Watergate era ×1
- Watergate reporting at The Washington Post ×1
- Watergate scandal aftermath ×1
- Watergate scandal investigation ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States political scandal
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political scandal → |
| appliesToOfficeHolder | President of the United States → |
| cause | burglary of Democratic National Committee headquarters → |
| chronology | Cold War era → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| endCause | resignation of Richard Nixon → |
| endTime | 1974 → |
| genre | constitutional crisis → |
| hasEffect |
impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon
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increased congressional oversight of the executive branch → indictment of Nixon administration officials → reforms in U.S. campaign finance law → resignation of Richard Nixon → |
| hasEvidence | White House tapes → |
| hasPart |
Watergate scandal
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surface form: "Watergate break-in"
Watergate scandal →
surface form: "Watergate cover-up"
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| involves |
Bob Woodward
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Carl Bernstein → Committee to Re-elect the President → Deep Throat → Democratic National Committee → E. Howard Hunt → Federal Bureau of Investigation → G. Gordon Liddy → H. R. Haldeman → John Dean → John Ehrlichman → Mark Felt → Richard Nixon →
surface form: "Nixon administration"
Richard Nixon → United States Congress → United States Senate Watergate Committee → Washington Post → |
| location |
Democratic National Committee headquarters
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Washington, D.C. → Watergate complex →
surface form: "Watergate office complex"
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| mainSubject |
abuse of power
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obstruction of justice → political corruption → |
| mediaCoverage |
The Washington Post investigative reporting
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televised Senate hearings → |
| namedAfter | Watergate complex → |
| relatedTo |
United States presidential election
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surface form: "United States presidential election, 1972"
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| significantEvent |
Richard Nixon
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surface form: "Nixon resignation"
Saturday Night Massacre → United States Senate Watergate Committee →
surface form: "Senate Watergate hearings"
United States v. Nixon → Watergate scandal →
surface form: "Watergate break-in"
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| startTime | 1972 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Watergate cover-up"
subject surface form: "La Casa Pacifica"
this entity surface form: "Watergate reporting at The Washington Post"
subject surface form: "RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon"
this entity surface form: "Watergate investigation"
subject surface form: "John N. Mitchell"
this entity surface form: "Watergate cover-up"
subject surface form: "All the President’s Men"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break-in"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break-in"
this entity surface form: "Watergate cover-up"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break-in cover-up"
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subject surface form: "RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break-in and cover-up"
subject surface form: "H. R. Haldeman"
subject surface form: "John N. Mitchell"
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this entity surface form: "Watergate burglary"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break‑in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters"
this entity surface form: "Watergate investigation"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break-in"
this entity surface form: "Watergate cover-up"
subject surface form: "H. R. Haldeman"
this entity surface form: "Watergate investigations"
this entity surface form: "Watergate scandal investigation"
subject surface form: "William D. Ruckelshaus"
this entity surface form: "Watergate investigations"
this entity surface form: "Watergate cover-up investigation"
this entity surface form: "1972 Democratic National Committee headquarters break-in"
this entity surface form: "Watergate break-in"
subject surface form: "Years of Upheaval"
this entity surface form: "Watergate crisis"
this entity surface form: "Watergate investigations"
this entity surface form: "Watergate era"