Watergate scandal

A U.S. political scandal stemming from the 1972 burglary of Democratic Party headquarters and the Nixon administration’s cover-up, which led Richard Nixon to resign in 1974.

Watergate break-in: A June 1972 burglary of Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The burglary set the scandal in motion and prompted the investigation.
Richard Nixon: The 37th president of the United States, who resigned in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal. His administration became the focus of the cover-up investigation.
Bob Woodward: An American journalist who reported on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post with Carl Bernstein. His reporting helped bring the cover-up to sustained public attention.
Resignation of Richard Nixon: Richard Nixon’s resignation from the U.S. presidency on August 9, 1974, the first presidential resignation in American history. Nixon resigned after impeachment became likely and the tapes damaged his defenses.
Teapot Dome scandal: A 1920s U.S. political scandal involving secret oil leases and bribery during the Harding administration. It was an earlier major federal corruption scandal, but did not force a president to resign.
Committee to Re-elect the President: Richard Nixon’s 1972 reelection organization, whose associates were implicated in the break-in and its cover-up. Several Watergate burglars had ties to Nixon’s reelection campaign.
G. Gordon Liddy: A former FBI agent and Nixon campaign operative who helped plan the Watergate burglary. Liddy was among the planners whose activities led investigators toward the reelection organization.
Carl Bernstein: An American journalist who investigated the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post with Bob Woodward. His reporting traced links between the burglars and Nixon’s political circle.
Gerald Ford pardon of Richard Nixon: The September 1974 pardon by President Gerald Ford that granted Richard Nixon a full pardon for federal offenses he might have committed in office. The pardon ended the prospect of a federal prosecution of Nixon.
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: A late-1990s U.S. political scandal concerning President Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky and his statements about it. It also led to impeachment proceedings, but concerned a different alleged abuse and ended in acquittal.

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