Watergate Anniversary

On this day in 1972, five men were arrested for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington DC. When this "third-rate burglary attempt" was connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, the scandal eventually led to the president's resignation along with indictment, trial, conviction and incarceration of 43 people - including dozens of top Nixon administration officials.

For more information about Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal, try the following resources:

• Did Any Good Come of Watergate? (New York Times)
• "I Am Not a Crook" (Herblock's History)
• Nixon (American Experience)
• Richard Nixon (Miller Center)
• The Watergate Files (Ford Library and Museum)
• The Watergate Story (Washington Post)
• The Woodward and Bernstein Watergate Papers (University of Texas)
• Time Covers Watergate (Time)
• Watergate Scandal: Key Players (Washington Post)