What is the origin of the Watergate incident in American history?

The Watergate Tower is located on the banks of the Potomac River in the northwest district of Washington, DC. It consists of a five-star hotel, a high-end office building and two luxury apartment buildings. At the main entrance of the building, there is a small artificial waterfall flowing down, with water splashing in the sky, giving the entire building complex the reputation of "Water Gate". [1]

On the evening of June 17, 1972, after leaving the Watergate Building, a staff member at the Democratic Party headquarters accidentally looked back at his office. He was surprised to find that the lights had been turned off. There are several light beams shaking in the office. That's not right. All my colleagues have left. Who comes into the office again? Without turning on the lights, he shines a flashlight everywhere. He immediately returned to the Watergate Building and told the security guard about his suspicions. Security personnel immediately searched the room in question and caught five men wearing surgical gloves and acting suspiciously. One of them, James McCord, claimed to be a former CIA employee. In fact, he was the head of security for the Nixon Presidential Re-election Committee and was ordered to install eavesdropping equipment at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Building. The next day, the Washington Post featured the incident prominently on its front page. Watergate Incident (3)

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Nixon was still in the mood for a vacation and returned to Washington the next day. White House, Office of the President. It was already late at night, and Nixon was still urgently discussing response measures with several of his closest aides. After a long discussion, everyone fell silent. Some were smoking cigars, and some were holding coffee cups without bringing them to their mouths for a long time. Their eyes were focused on Nixon. After thinking for a long time, Nixon finally spoke: "There are three Cubans. McCord has participated in the Bay of Pigs incident before, so we should interpret the Watergate Incident as an eavesdropping activity carried out by Cubans for their own national interests." German, go see the CIA director and ask him to step in and keep the FBI out of it on the grounds of national security. Tell those people who were arrested to keep quiet. It doesn't matter if you spend a little more money. "People in the White House should stop talking nonsense to the grand jury. Dean is responsible for this matter."

Watergate aides split up, and Nixon himself went shirtless during his first re-election campaign. At the press conference, he vowed to the American public: "No one currently employed in the White House team or this administration has been involved in this ridiculous incident." He also pretended to be calm and said, "It is heartbreaking that this is not the case. That's what happens, because in campaigns some overzealous people always do the wrong thing, and that's sad if you try to cover it up."

One. The series of events, especially the presidential performance, temporarily deceived the public. As a result of the election, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by a rare landslide and was re-elected. Just as Nixon and his aides were celebrating and getting carried away, one anonymous letter after another was sent to the court, informing on the hidden secrets of the Watergate incident.

The Democratic-dominated Congress decided to establish a special investigative committee to conduct a thorough investigation of the presidential campaign. Sure enough, on March 23, 1973, McCord exposed White House Counsel Dean in court. Nixon decided to abandon the coach and let Dean be the scapegoat.

Dean is not a character who is at the mercy of others, he is not willing to surrender. When he learned that his crime could be sentenced to forty years in prison, he took the initiative to explain and expose it to the prosecutor for three hours, hoping to atone for his crime in exchange for a pardon.