Watergate scandal by Samuel Shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye America has done many great things throughout its history; However, even America is not free from scandal. An excellent example of this is the Watergate scandal. en-us 2023-06-06 14:06:30 UTC 2023-06-06 15:08:18 UTC hello@padlet.com What was it samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615935105 The Watergate building was broken into by ex-CIA members. The following investigation lead to the discovery of a huge government criminal conspiracy needing all the way to President Nixon]]> 2023-06-06 14:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615935105 The role of the CIA samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615941823 There were many levels of corruption during the Watergate scandal. The CIA was no exception. Out of the people found breaking into the Watergate building 4 of them were ex-CIA members. Once the FBI started to investigate Nixon he paid the leaders of the CIA to impede the FBI's investigation.]]> 2023-06-06 14:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615941823 Deep Throat samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615953803 Deep Throat was the name of an anonymous source that provided inside information about the cover up by the Nixon campaign. It wasn't until 33 years after the break in (In 2005) that FBI deputy director Mark Felt identified himself as Deep Throat.]]> 2023-06-06 14:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615953803 The Watergate Trial Tapes samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615970965 The Watergate Trial Tapes were recordings that could prove that President Nixon was connected to the Watergate break-in. The tapes also revealed how deep the bribery and corruption in the government went. ]]> 2023-06-06 14:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615970965 What happened during the Watergate Break-in samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615983825 Some members of Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President as well as some ex-CIA agents were discovered stealing top secret documents and bugging office phones. Security only realized what was happening when a Security officer saw a door's lock taped open and triggered the alarm.]]> 2023-06-06 14:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615983825 Nixon Resigns samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615996977 After he was forced to give up the tapes Nixon Resigned from the presidency to avoid impeachment. When Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn into office he pardons Nixon for any crimes that Nixon committed during the presidency. However many of Nixon's aids were convicted of very serious offenses and sent to federal prison. ]]> 2023-06-06 15:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615996977 Sources samuel_shipley https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615999867 - United States, Senate. “Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities.” U.S. Senate: Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, 27 Jan. 2022, www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/watergate.htm.
- Editors, History.com. “The Watergate Scandal - Timeline, Summary & Deep Throat.” History.Com, 2009, www.history.com/topics/1970s/watergate.
- “Watergate.” FBI, 12 Aug. 2016, www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/watergate. 
- Records Administration, National Archives. “Exhibit: Nixon and Watergate.” National Archives and Records Administration, 1996, www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/nixon.html. 
- Archives, National. “Watergate Trial Tapes.” Watergate Trial Tapes | Richard Nixon Museum and Library, 2006, www.nixonlibrary.gov/watergate-trial-tapes. ]]> 2023-06-06 15:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_shipley/m71t04vpvkazlzye/wish/2615999867