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The Watergate Break In

The Watergate Break In was a political scandal in the 1970's. The break in happened in the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C. Some of the effects of the scandal led to the resignation of the President of the United States, Richard Nixon. It also led to many trials, convictions and incarceration of several Nixon administration officials. This scandal began when five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters, these men were caught with photographic equipment and electronic gear hoping to take pictures of important documents; information from the DVC like documents outlining Democratic Party strategy. The Watergate event took place because the president, which at that time was Nixon wanted to be re-elected. He send some of his administration officials to break in the Democratic National Committee headquarters, to steal important documents that would help him be re-elected.

This event was very significant to the United States history because he wass the first president to be resigned from the presidency.