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The '''Watergate Affair''' was a political scandal leading to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon's]] resignation. It began when members of the campaign to reelect Richard Nixon broke into the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] National Committee headquarters in the [[Watergate Hotel]] during the 1972 presidential election campaign. Nixon may have had no prior knowledge of the burglary plans, nor given consent to the escapade, which if true suggests incompetence. Yet his loyalty to subordinates led to Nixon consenting to cover up activities and transferring money from the Presidential election campaign fund to pay for the legal defense of those who were involved.  Nixon resigned when it became clear he had lost support within his own party and [[Congress]], which had Democratic majorities in both branches, was likely to [[impeach]] him for [[obstruction of justice]].  

The '''Watergate Affair''' was a political scandal leading to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon's]] resignation. It began when members of the campaign to reelect Richard Nixon broke into the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] National Committee headquarters in the [[Watergate Hotel]] during the 1972 presidential election campaign. Nixon had no prior knowledge of the burglary plans, nor gave consent to the escapade, yet his loyalty to subordinates led to Nixon consenting to cover up activities and transferring money from the Presidential election campaign fund to pay for the legal defense of those who were involved.  Nixon resigned when it became clear he had lost support within his own party and [[Congress]], which had Democratic majorities in both branches, was likely to [[impeach]] him for [[obstruction of justice]].  

==The Watergate Break-In==

==The Watergate Break-In==