The Watergate scandal was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration’s attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington, D.C. Watergate came to encompass an array of clandestine and often illegal activities undertaken by members of Nixon administration.
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