Richard Milhous Nixon1 August 1972
The Washington Post links Watergate & the Committee for Re-election of the President.
United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Washington Post links Watergate & the Committee for Re-election of the President.
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon reelection campaign.
FBI findings link the Watergate break-in to a broader campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of Nixon's reelection effort.
Revelations begin regarding bugging the Democratic Party election HQ at Watergate.
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