Watergate Burglary
Richard Nixon's Cover-up and fall
Consequences
People Involved
Affects
100
When 5 robbers were caught in the Watergate Building in Washington D.C. at 2.a.m.
What is the Watergate Scandal
100
He commanded that the CIA stop the FBI’s investigation of the burglary so that they didn’t find out that he was involved.
Who is President Nixon
100
Only one person knew about the tape recordings in the president's office
Who is Mr. Butterfield
100
A CIA officer and was very handy with electrical work
Who is James McCord
100
An Oscar-winning political thriller released in 1976.
What is All The President's Men
200
They were all indicted (or charged) on September 15
Who is the burglars
200
Nixon's Resignation
When is August 9th, 1974
200
This led to a cleansing of the government to root out criminals within the senate
What is citizen concern
200
Involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis and later worked for the CIA
Who is Virgilio Gonzalez
200
An incident in which president Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally represented the Libyan government as a foreign agent.
What is Billygate
300
Gerald Ford
Who is the 38th President
300
Record of every single conversation that took place in the Oval Office and kept them all.
What is Nixon's tapes
300
He opened his tax return history to the public with a net value of over half million dollars.
Who is Senator Adlai Stevenson
300
Involved in the CIA and later led to the downfall of Richard Rixon
Who is Frank Sturgis
300
Passed in 1976, required government agencies to hold their meetings publicly.
What is The Sunshine Act
400
Ford it believed to have pardoned Nixon for what reason
What is a long, drawn out trial
400
two what refused to say they were guilty and went through a trial only be be convicted in January of 1973.
What is conspirators
400
She stated that she and her husband have over three hundred thousand dollars in assets.
Who is Ella Grasso
400
Was involved but not enough information about the guy
Who is Eugenio Martinez
400
A U.S. scandal involving South Korean influence peddling in the U.S. Congress. This was the first scandal after Watergate to receive a -gate suffix.
What is Koreagate
500
Nixon resigned because if he didn't he would have been impeached
What is the reason for Nixon's resignation
500
Nixon claimed to not know anything about the burglary, but he what
What is gave hush money to burglars
500
He had “ trouble “ releasing his tax returns and lost the election to former astronaut John Glenn.
Who is Senator Howard Metzenbaum
500
At one point an undercover operative
Who is Bernard Barker
500
In 1978 required officials to release their financial and employment history, and to create lobbying restrictions.
What is The Ethics in Government Act
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