Watergate Watergate is the common name for the political scandal and constitutional crisis that began with the June 17, 1972, arrest of five burglars who broke into Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office building in Washington, D.C. The crisis ended on Aug. 9, 1974 when the 39th president, Richard M. Nixon resigned. The Watergate Scandal was an incident in American history that changed the role of the presidency in the United States. The situation began in …showed first 75 words of 1384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1384 total…from the World Wide Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/080974-3.htm Kilpatrick, Carroll. (1973). Nixon forces firing of Cox; Richardson, Ruckelshaus quit. Retrieved January 17, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/102173-2.htm Lyons, Richard. (1974). Judiciary Committee approves article to impeach Nixon, 27 to 11. Retrieved January 17, 1999 from the World Wide Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/national/longterm/watergate/articles/072874-1.htm