When someone mentions the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon, America’s 37th president, often comes to his or her mind. Early in the morning on June 17th, burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee of the Watergate building in Washington D.C. These burglars were later found to be connected to President Nixon’s reelection campaign. Nixon claimed that he never knew anything about the scandal, but later he was found guilty lying to the public about what had happened. He resigned from office and vice president Gerald Ford took Nixon’s place as the new president. Since this scandal in 1972, many people wonder about everything that happens behind the scenes of the government that the common public does not know about. Citizens often wonder
