The W's

Who: Richard Nixon was the main man involved in the Watergate scandal. He was the 37th President of the United States and the only President to resign from office. He let down many of the American people with the way he lied and how the whole scandal came about.

What: The Watergate Scandal was the break in at the Democratic National Committee in which Nixon was involved and then he had his administration try to cover him up. There was evidence through phone recordings, saying directly that Nixon was involved and there was no way to cover it up. Nixon was so embarrassed that he had to resign from office. 

Where: The Watergate Scandal took place at the Democratic National Committee. It is responsible for all the decisions that the Democrats make and overview everything to make sure it runs smoother. They focus on the next upcoming campaign and that is why it was so bad that Nixon was spying on these meetings.

When: This event took place in the very early 1970s and late 1960s. This was an influential part of United States history and the fact that this scandal took place added more of the drama to the time period. This taught the people of the 1960s to be more careful and not to put all their trust into one man with all the power.

Why: The Watergate scandal happened because Nixon wanted to see what he would be up against in the upcoming election. He got caught because there were recordings of him saying that his committee needed to cover him and they got brought up out of the surface.  Nixon went too far in the election and got in trouble for it.