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These papers told about the background of the Vietnam War. They told how the government covered up it's involvement throughout the years. Nixon tried to stop them from being published in 1971.

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The Pentagon Papers Video - Pentagon Papers - HISTORY.com

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Explore the circumstances surrounding the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Department of Defense study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, to the public.

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In 1972 electronic surveillance was installed in the  Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building.

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In June of 1972, 5 men were caught breaking into the Democratic headquarters.  They were carrying camera, film, and tear gas.  One of the men was James W. McCord.  He was the was the security coordinator for President Nixon’s reelection committee.

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In July of 1972, Libby was implicated as an accomplice to the break in.

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Between the years of 1972 and 1976 they became know as the reporters who broke the stories on the Watergate scandal.

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In 1973, Alexander P. Butterfield testified that Nixon had been taping conversation at the White House since 1971.

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In July of 1974, Nixon was ordered to turn the White House Tapes over to the courts.

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Ford became president in August of 1974 after Nixon was impeached.

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The hotel is still a well know spot in D.C. that is associated with the political scandal.