President Nixon's Involvement In The Watergate Scandal

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When President Nixon's name is mentioned, Americans immediately remember the Watergate Scandal. President Nixon was the 37th President of the United States and served two terms. He won his reelection in 1972 in a decisive victory and has, so far, been the only President to resign from Office. The effects from Nixon's involvement in the Watergate Scandal changed the way the public and government perceived the President the rest of the 1970’s. In 1972 Nixon won his reelection in a landslide, however, this was because he and his aides used illegal, aggressive tactics. During the 1972 Presidential Campaign, five men broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in May. The break-in was a success due to the top-secret