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.

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instanceOf United States political scandal
political scandal
appliesToOfficeHolder President of the United States
cause burglary of Democratic National Committee headquarters
chronology Cold War era
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endCause resignation of Richard Nixon
endTime 1974
genre constitutional crisis
hasEffect impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon
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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Watergate break-in

Watergate scandal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Watergate cover-up
involves Bob Woodward
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
Washington, D.C.
Watergate complex
surface form: Watergate office complex
mainSubject abuse of power
obstruction of justice
political corruption
mediaCoverage The Washington Post investigative reporting
televised Senate hearings
namedAfter Watergate complex
relatedTo United States presidential election
surface form: United States presidential election, 1972
significantEvent Richard Nixon
surface form: Nixon resignation

Saturday Night Massacre
United States Senate Watergate Committee
surface form: Senate Watergate hearings

United States v. Nixon
Watergate scandal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Watergate break-in
startTime 1972

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CREEP involvedIn Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate break-in cover-up
CRP notableEvent Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate break-in and cover-up
CRP involvedIn Watergate scandal
Forrest Gump historicalEventDepicted Watergate scandal
Alexander Butterfield participantIn Watergate scandal
Herbert L. Porter participantIn Watergate scandal
Herbert L. Porter participantIn Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate investigations
John Mitchell notableEvent Watergate scandal
subject surface form: John N. Mitchell
John Mitchell convictionRelatedTo Watergate scandal
subject surface form: John N. Mitchell
RN mainSubject Watergate scandal
subject surface form: RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
RN chroniclesEvent Watergate scandal
subject surface form: RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
this entity surface form: Watergate investigation
Richard Ben-Veniste participatedIn Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate scandal investigation
Fred LaRue participatedIn Watergate scandal
Robbins notableEvent Watergate scandal
subject surface form: H. R. Haldeman
Robbins associatedWith Watergate scandal
The Ends of Power mainSubject Watergate scandal
The Ends of Power timePeriodCovered Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate era
The Ends of Power aboutEvent Watergate scandal
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The Final Days focusesOnEvent Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate cover-up
Haldeman participantIn Watergate scandal
subject surface form: H. R. Haldeman
Herbert W. Kalmbach participantIn Watergate scandal
United States Watergate Special Prosecutor partOf Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate investigation
Tom Brokaw reportedOn Watergate scandal
Maurice Stans notableEvent Watergate scandal
La Casa Pacifica (Nixon’s Western White House) associatedWith Watergate scandal
subject surface form: La Casa Pacifica
The Imperial Presidency associatedWithEvent Watergate scandal
Watergate exhibits focusesOnEvent Watergate scandal
Santa Rosa Memorial Park notableFor Watergate scandal
subject surface form: Mark Felt
John Wesley Dean III involvedIn Watergate scandal
this entity surface form: Watergate cover-up
John Wesley Dean III associatedWith Watergate scandal
Lost Honor mainSubject Watergate scandal
Lost Honor aboutEvent Watergate scandal
Worse Than Watergate comparesTo Watergate scandal
Conservatives Without Conscience discusses Watergate scandal
Broken Government discusses Watergate scandal
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Witness to Power mainSubject Watergate scandal
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this entity surface form: Watergate cover-up
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this entity surface form: Watergate era
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American Spy mainSubject Watergate scandal
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this entity surface form: Watergate break-in
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