watergate

     

Watergate is a general term for a series of political scanals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that began with five men being arrested after breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972. The scandal reached to the top levels of American government, and the attempted cover-up of the break-in ultimately led to Nixon's dramatic resignation on August 9, 1974.

Trivia about watergate

  • In "All The President's Men", Woodward & Bernstein relate how they investigated this scandal
  • Before marrying Bill, Hillary worked with the congrssional team that investigated this '70s scandal
  • H.R. Haldeman served 18 months in federal prison as a result of his part in this scandal
  • Ron Ziegler called this break-in "a third-rate burglary attempt"
  • Name of the hotel & office complex where the Watergate break-in occurred
  • Luigi Moretti designed buildings for Mussolini & this Washington, D.C. complex that led to Nixon's fall
  • June 17, 1972:There's the throw... & James McCord, Jr. & 4 others are caught stealing at this complex
  • In 1973, at age 30, Fred was minority counsel to the Senate committee investigating this scandal
  • The 93rd Congress created the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities to investigate this
  • Bob Dole is among the famous residents of this apartment complex
  • In 1972 this scandal named for a Washington, D.C. hotel was in the news
  • Landmark Washington, D.C. complex sprawling here

Tweets about watergate

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  • ✌️ @ Watergate Pavillion
  • There will be no whitewash in the White House. (On Watergate investigation)
  • RT @Papa1Grande: .@tumpetw #midhill #välimäki #watergate Nyt kaikki tietää, että #hampurilainen maksaa €20 ja #vesilasi €1,5 #VMP
  • RT @CornwallSport: Polo on the Beach 2014 - Resting Polo ponies at Watergate Bay
  • RT @petetruth: #Benghazi is beyond worse than #Watergate. We must prosecute this to the fullest extent of the law!
  • #Benghazi is beyond worse than #Watergate. We must prosecute this to the fullest extent of the law!
  • #8: Nixon's Secrets: The Rise, Fall and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate, and...
  • #POTB14 @Joulesclothing @WatergateBay. Watergate is our favourite place in the UK and would love to go back for our Anniversary!
  • #POTB14 @Joulesclothing @WatergateBay would love a return visit to Watergate Bay - happy memories
  • Flay Watergate pres.: Suol & Mobilee & Watergate Open Air
  • RT @clanpearson: Cooling down after a great Polo match at Watergate bay, Cornwall @PoloOnTheBeach @VeuveClicquotUK @barefootmedia
  • RT @vogelphilipc: Scenes from # Watergate _ Bay #polo_on_the_beach @PolVogel @AgriInnovation yesterday & continues today
  • RT @SethMacFarlane: Ah, the decline of journalism: From Woodward and Bernstein cracking Watergate to Buzzfeed telling me which Disney Princ…
  • Scenes from # Watergate _ Bay #polo_on_the_beach @PolVogel @AgriInnovation yesterday & continues today
  • @joncuthill: @LEWIS_C @SundayMoochino last night's textgate. A bit like Watergate but not as interesting #london
  • Iran says Watergate a Jewish conspiracy against Nixon
  • RT @rlhferrl: Even 40 years later, Watergate still taints the American culture
  • How long till martial law in Detroit due to water riots? #shtf #Watergate
  • 2day 1971: Blunder! Worse than Watergate! Nixon certifies 26th Amendment; lowers voting age to 18. Incredibly STUPID!
  • At Fistral, looking across to Watergate Bay. The @PoloOnTheBeach event is on all weekend.
  • The difference between the cover-up's in Watergate and #Benghazi ==>> #ImpeachObama
  • Mr Cameron is coming to Scotland to appeal to the "silent majority". It wasn't a good line first time round! #indyref
  • Current IRS scandals are now bigger than those of Watergate in the 1970s & Teapot Dome in the 1920s. #factandcomment
  • Poland's Watergate Scandal - Is This The End of PM Tusk? - watch on MaxTVnews CC ENGLISH https://t.co/sA2H14DQ9u
  • 27 year old Hillary Clinton working on Watergate was fired for being a liar, unethical & dishonest lawyer https://t.co/bMzgFcEGJ4
  • Watergate: "THE MISSING 18½ MINUTES INCRIMINATE NIXON!!!" IRS: "There are no emails that incriminate Obama." @pinecohen @EleanorClift
  • La #Historia de: El escándalo de Watergate
  • Captain America vs. Watergate, c.1973. Heavy.
  • RT @petefrt: FLASHBACK: Hillary Clinton Fired From Watergate Investigation For Lying, Unethical Behavior #tcot #tlot #PJNET https://t.co/p…
  • @SymmsLeftFoot @BooRiotJezibel @Kronykal #Moonshot #W00dstock #Watergate #Punkrock
  • You underestimate But you don't know that I'm Deeper than outer space Sweeter than milky way Sneaky like watergate
  • @AdmiralRoadCap You need to read my book. Once you have, you will regard ATPM and the history of Watergate you grew up w/ very differently
  • RT @BobG231: This Could be Obama's Watergate. Meet Emmet Sullivan, IRS Judge Who Once Sicced a Special Prosecutor on DOJ
  • The Republican party has been engulfed in scandals since Watergate.
  • FLASHBACK: Hillary Clinton Fired From Watergate Investigation For Lying, Unethical Behavior #tcot #tlot #PJNET https://t.co/pTyaoV1aIy
  • @piker62 No outrage at Nixon coverup of Watergate ? No outrage over Iran Contra? No outrage over Bush 1 tax increase? No outrage over >
  • RT @weknowwhatsbest: An 18 minute gap in the Watergate audio tapes = obvious cover up. 2 yrs of lost emails of people who pleaded the 5th…
  • RT @WebsterGTarpley: 9-0 #Supremes vote v #Obama on recess appts shows US ruling financier oligarchy in reckless #Watergate/pro-putsch mood…
  • RT @ChPlt: @BobG231 @marklevinshow Agree, #IRSscandal is #Obama's #Watergate. Largest #USA scandal in over 50 yrs. #Impeachment after #MidT…
  • RT @kitsaoc: @BobG231 @littlebytesnews This will ONLY be BO's Watergate IF we'd have a media that would actually DO their JOB! ONLY Fox/Bl…
  • Howard Henry Baker Jr. dies at 88; key player in Watergate hearings Bring on the New Divine Government! 😉
  • That is really a problem kim,that is watergate tapes
  • RT @weknowwhatsbest: During Watergate, most GOP politicians & GOP witnesses cooperated in an investigation of a GOP president. Seriously? …
  • RT @eliasisquith: TIL that as Watergate unfolded, Reagan described it as a “lynching” & compared investigators/media to “night riders.” The…
  • “@Edwardaespinoza: #scarysocial "Watergate scandal? They've gone back in time” The place that time forgot.
  • #scarysocial "Watergate scandal? They've gone back in time
  • Baker was a #GOP who was staunch behind Nixon and the #Dems feared was a mole. As the #Watergate hearing went on, Baker forgot his party.
  • #5: Nixon's Secrets: The Truth About Watergate and the Pardon Nixon's Secrets: The Trut...
  • @SteveKornacki Is it possible the current admin thinks the Cheney admin lied to Congress, but didnt want to cause a watergate-esque scandal?