Watergate burglars
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The Watergate burglars were a group of operatives who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972, triggering the scandal that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | group of political operatives ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Watergate burglars and wiretappers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
CIA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John N. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ White House Plumbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1972-06-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
Committee to Re-elect the President
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nixon re-election campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidence | cash traced to Nixon campaign funds ⓘ |
| genre | political scandal ⓘ |
| hasEffect | increased public distrust of government in the United States ⓘ |
| hasParticipantBackground |
Cuban exiles
ⓘ
former CIA officers ⓘ former FBI officer ⓘ |
| hasRole |
burglary
ⓘ
political espionage ⓘ wiretapping ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | contributed to the resignation of President Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
FBI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate Watergate Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalConsequences |
arrested at the scene
ⓘ
charged with burglary ⓘ charged with wiretapping ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Watergate office building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensively covered by The Washington Post ⓘ |
| member |
Bernard L. Barker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
E. Howard Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugenio R. Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sturgis NERFINISHED ⓘ G. Gordon Liddy NERFINISHED ⓘ James W. McCord Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgilio R. González NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
breaking and entering
ⓘ
planting listening devices ⓘ |
| motive |
gather intelligence on Democratic Party
ⓘ
support Richard Nixon’s re-election ⓘ |
| notableFor | breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex ⓘ |
| partOf | Watergate scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
exposed links to the Nixon White House
ⓘ
triggered congressional investigations ⓘ |
| target | Democratic National Committee headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1972 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Committee to Re-elect the President