: Facing certain impeachment, Richard Nixon became the first and only U.S. president to resign on August 9, 1974.

: Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein from The Washington Post exposed the connection between the break-in and the White House.

: His successor, Gerald Ford, later issued a full pardon to Nixon for any crimes he might have committed.

: The scandal led to significant changes in campaign finance laws and increased government transparency.

The (Azerbaijani: Uotergeyt qalmaqalı ) was a major political crisis in the United States during the early 1970s that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon . Origins of the Scandal

: It was revealed that Nixon had a secret recording system in the Oval Office. A long legal battle ensued for the release of these "Watergate tapes."

The crisis began on June 17, 1972, when five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate Office Complex in Washington, D.C. The investigation revealed that the burglars were linked to Nixon's re-election campaign. Key Events