watergate

Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein were the two reporters that figured out the Watergate scandal. this scandal was probably the biggest in our history. Bob Woodward is regarded as one of America's preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors. The New York Times has called the work of Woodward and Bernstein "maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time. Bob Woodward still works for The Washington Post today.
Carl Bernstein works for the C.I.A. The Watergate scandal was a political scandal in the United States in the 1970s, resulting from the break-in into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. The effects of this scandal eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nickson. it was revealed that President Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations.
the thing about Watergate was everyone was involved. five men were arrested on June 17,1972. John Mitchell, Bernard Barker,Treasurer, Hugh Sloan,G. Gordon Liddy, Jeb Magruder,Senator Sam Ervin, were some of the people inolved. Nixon resigned the office of the presidency on August 9, 1974.
this whole scandal consisted of an investigation, tapes,final investigations,pardon and aftermath,and a break in. after nixon resigned gerald ford issued a pardon to him. As evidence mounted against the president's staff, which included former staff members testifying against them in an investigation conducted by the Senate Watergate Committee, it was revealed that President Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations.