Watergate scandal
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Watergate is the only Scandal ever to force the resignation of an American president. The word "Watergate" is a symbol for an American scandal. It is a general term used to describe a complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974. It remains buried in the minds of everyone ever involved with the scandal.
In November of 1968 Richard Milhous Nixon, the fifty five year old former Vice President who lost the presidency for the republicans in 1960, reclaimed presidency by defeating Hubert Humphrey in one of the closest elections in U.S. History. The Watergate is a gigantic futuristic looking structure that overlooks Virginia Avenue in downtown Washington D.C. The Watergate usually has two guards on duty during the nightimeIn November of 1968 Richard Milhous Nixon, the fifty five year old former Vice President who lost the presidency for the republicans in 1960, reclaimed presidency by defeating Hubert Humphrey in one of the closest elections in U...