The Watergate Scandal: Timeline and Background
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Though the public only first caught wind of this scandal after the June 17th, 1972 Watergate break-in, the controversy was years in the making. Groups close to the White House used illegal means to assure their president, Richard Nixon, would get elected to a second term. And the Watergate burglary was a chance to spy on the Democratic Party. It wasn’t long before a trail led straight to key people in the Republican Party, and the cover-up began. Intrepid reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, with help from their anonymous source Deep Throat, helped unravel the mess, and eventually the Watergate Scandal forced the first and only resignation of a U.S. president. In this video, www.WatchMojo.com learns more about the Watergate Scandal.
That moment when WatchMojo helps you pass a history test
The Batman haha
That moment when the channel that did top 10 anime betrayals is assigned to you during quarantine
@@kianevadestaxes103 facts my soc work for today was to watch this and answer questions but i cant take the narration seriously
You may want to find a bit better source...CRP? Um, no. It was CREEP. That is just one example of why this is not credible.
@@hannahweiss3215
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Netflix should make a series about this!!
OfficialHDtrailerz There's a pretty good documentary on Netflix called "1971" about activists who broke into an FBI office and stole documents to expose the government's corruption. It's not about Watergate, but it definitely led up to Watergate. The secrets they expose are shocking. It will make you really question your government if you don't already.
its a movie about it going on in real life right now lol im sure watching it play out every morning lol
There is a very good 1976 movie that was made about Watergate starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. The title is "All the President's Men".
StrangerinKiki: I'll look forward to watching it, thanks for the info.
Why? It's already happening again in real life in 2017
Why did I never learn about this in history class? I've always heard references, but, never the explanation. Damn.
for real... watchmojo taught me more than history class did
Me too...that's why I looked it up...I've always heard about it but knew nothing other than "it was a scandal"
@@beyonceknowlescarter9576 exactly
That on purpose it’s the same reason we don’t learn about Vietnam
Probably cuz some dumb dumb named himself deep throat. And the teachers just couldn't get the students to get through it when they tried lol
"Deep Throat"??? what kind of code name is that?
That user is absolutely beautiful :3
🥒💦😰
Not a code name, a name attached to him by a fellow journalist because of his penchant for providing information on a what is referred to as "deep cover" or clandestine basis. It was somewhat of a internal WP joke that stuck.
Monica Lekinsky's one
He was named like that because a porn movie was hitting the cinemas at the time. Called "deepthroat"
What he did would not even make the top 20 these days.
It’s ranked the worst scandal in history
@@voltron2674 back in 1972, but now? It's like people's eyes are wide shut
Deep Throat was a name from a porn movie of the time, so it's not like they didn't know or anything, it was implied.
Oh wow 😂
Also in Metal Gear Solid on PS1.
I AM NOT A CROOK
Compared to Donald Trump, no.
You're an image of ethics!
No puppet, no puppet. You're the puppet - Trump
I am GROOOOOT...
Aarrroooooo
TWSTF 8 Trump is of pure heart.
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History (sometimes) repeats itself, doesn’t it? What a time in America we’re living in.
Yes with Obama/Biden
Its crazy nothing is happening even though evidence is so clear
@@sh130carter11 Mr Trump is truly missed. 😟😟
@@shahrulamar5358 Who misses Trump? Treasonous brainwashed MAGAts? REAL American patriots don't miss that traitor and the inflation and supply chain issues we're facing right now were caused by Trump's mishandling of the pandemic 2 years ago.
@@nelldavila3261 you sure about that?
Thank you for this. I was doing an assignment for my college class involving Watergate, and you guys really helped me a lot. Thank you very much, your videos are great and very helpful!
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Thanks Forrest Gump
I was thinking that to
I still don't understand it
you'll learn in gov/econ class
I never learned about the watergate scandal not even in my college government. But hey thats why we have the internet for the most part we see the truth
+simasvta
VG
a burglary in the watergate hotel turns out be spy spy espionage shit
efnarios White House Administration was spying on the democratic party and american people. That was a big deal for that time. So his impeachment was started. But he resigned before the impeachment process completed.
"To keep my identity a secret, I shall be known as Deep Throat."
except thats the name we all secretly called her anyway.
That was a really good summary, which isn't what I expected from Watch Mojo. You should do more content like this
“Yeah Sir, You Might Want To Send A Maintenance Man Over To That Office Across The Way. The Lights Are Off and They Must Be Looking For A Fusebox, cause them flashlights, they keeping me awake”
- Forrest Gump
Who is here after trump impeachment inquiry ¿
Z Li your father
Is a male
Still your president
Nope, Forrest gump
@@maxuspointwill still go down in history as the third president to be impeached by the house. embarrassing.
Election: *comes again*
Nixon: Im gonna do what's called a pro gamer move
Why wasn’t he imprisoned ? That should be a impeachment consequence. Politicians believe they are above the law for that reason.
Freaking Gerald Ford smh
And you don't think Trump was the same way during Jan 6
@@ronaldomontero3624 joke is on you and Im definately not laughing.
President Nixon was framed. And when Obama and the DOJ spied on TRUMP was a 1000x worse than whatever Nixon might have done.
You should know that its probably not a good idea when one of your key players is named "Deep Throat"
It's scary how History repeats itself
Just changed parties but still politicians are as dirty as ever probably worse
The days when people listened to facts versus opinions.
You know, when I watch the movie with Anthony Hopkins playing "Nixon" and I see what this man suffered when he went down on his knees with Kissinger you can't help but feel sympathy. They were so worried and I quote them "what have we done" They worried about the country Falling apart. Well, our country did not fall apart did it? - The Watergate scandal was nothing compared to what is happening today in DC. And the MEDIA took them out not Watergate scandal. Scandals go on everywhere and all the time. It just TAKES A MEDIA to pick and chose which scandal when bring more eyes to your television screen. There are more scandalous goings on within the our walls of our media probably. And Nixon was not an evil bastard. I was in Washington in 1973 and people were not talking about this stuff. The public forgets....Look they forgot our Vietnam soldiers when they came home. Now that is SCANDALOUS isn't it!!!
+Terri Robison Well, in the long run, Watergate did have a pretty lasting impact. It completely destroyed every shred of trust the American people had on their government, which is something that still impacts us today.
@@MrConstantine02 THIS!!! The og commenter is rlly saying that this wasn’t a scandal, when the President of the United States conducted a burglary in order to win. This & the way the President’s handled the Vietnam War, shred e trust from the Americans in the government.
How do you feel about trump having his house broken into by law enforcement?
It wasnt called C-R-P. It was actually pronounced "creep."
It was pronounced creep by its detractors, they didn't name it that way
I was today years old when I learned that Watergate had nothing to do with Water, gates, or a Dam,..
We STILL do not know WHY they broke in in the first place... They wanted to plant evidence? They wanted to find or plant dirt (sounds familiar)? They needed to go to the bathroom? What?
Correction! "One of the biggest political scandal that got caught."
President Nixon was framed. And when Obama and the DOJ spied on TRUMP was a 1000x worse than whatever Nixon might have done.
Nixon: 'I am not a crook'
Trump: 'Hold My Beer'
Trump wasn't even as bad Nixon.
@@joeyharper4976 they both are worst
Imagine being RACIST to asians really the KUNG FLU
@Skylar Rawlins imagine not wearing a mask and not initiating a lockdown even at a pandemic
This comment didnt age well.
Who's here after watching The Post?
Nah. I don't even know what that is. I'm here after Forest Gump.
why you do care?
why is watchmojo a key part of this week's history assignment
History is repeating itself, isnt it?
Nope
black queen melanin How?
After the memo that was just released giving us insight onto a lot of twisted things I'd say so
richard Lai nope
i agree
www.investors.com/politics/editorials/white-house-spied-on-trump-and-lied-about-it-says-cnn-is-this-worse-than-richard-nixon/
...Deep throat...
stormy daniels
thank you this will help me for my history final in a few hours!!
what did you get for that test
A nice and short video. Just what I was looking for .... Not a 2 hour documentary
Why tf did I always assume watergate was about flint Michigan
THANKS A LOT FOREST!
Lolllll I know exactly what you mean
Trump makes the watergate scandal look like a an inconsequential thing
i cant believe how similar all of this is to whats goin on today. spying on the democrats, hush money, flipped lawyer... wow
And in the beginning, people thought this would all blow over and Nixon did nothing wrong. You know what they say: Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Darkness what an idiotic statement
So true. There's always someone who tells. Specially today any newspaper would pay very good money for a story of that magnitude.
I thought Richard Nixon got busted because Forrest Gump reported it from his hotel lol.
😂😂😂
political drama is a novel that writes itself
An interesting thing happened during the arrest of the burglars that was overlooked for many years. As the cops are lining up the burglars to search them, feet spread, hands against the wall, one of them does a very strange thing- and he's lucky he doesn't get himself killed over it. From behind, one of the cops (Carl Shoffler) can see Eugenio Martinez slipping a hand inside his jacket. For all Shoffler knows, he's going for a gun. Shoffler slams Martinez in the back, shouting at him not to move. When Martinez tries it again Shoffler grabs him and wrestles him to the ground. Then he searches him to see what was so important to risk his life for. In the breast pocket of Martinez's suit coat , Shoffler finds a notebook with a small key taped to the back of it.
As the FBI will later determine, the key fits the lock to the desk of one of the DNC secretaries, Ida Maxine Wells. The FBI didn't check the desk before it was too late to see what was in it. As to how the key was obtained that also is still a mystery. This all was reported in books years later along with the theory that a call girl ring had something to do with the motive of the burglary. The key and notebook never came up during the Watergate hearings because they were interested in the cover-up aspect, not the reason for the break-in.
You can thank Forrest Gump for this...
Just checked in to see the parallels between Nixon and Trump both firing the FBI directors.
I think Clinton did it to
Johnny Campfire I'm guessing you wanted him fired, right up until the point Trump fired him. Then you didn't think he should be fired.
Liberals go whichever the way the wind blows.
Chris Knox I think you mean neo liberals , bud.
Comey's FBI makes J Edgar Hoover's look fair and reputable. He was extremely corrupt whether it was signing FISAs, creating fake investigations and illegally exonerating Hilary Clinton before ever investigating.
Really helpful thank you
If this happened in 2020 Republicans would fight for there guy and everyone would forget about it.
Good segment. More like these, please.
Makes you think about 9/11 and the convenient official report.
Nixon was not the first but the only one to get caught
Who knew this would happen again.....
Except this time it's the democrats
@@nickhirst7192 yea sure the dems are the devil! and they are responsible for the insurrection or FAILED COUP?
@@jackiesomoza58425t they’re responsible for the BLM riots
@@jackiesomoza58425t yes because they really did want to take over the country. thats why they brought guns OHHHH WAITTTTT they didnt.
@@toastwrld1365 nah just bats and locks in socks and Molotov cocktails. they knew police would stop them before they could destroy towns if they brought guns.
Have seen few videos on this...but yet to come across a simplified version on Watergate...? What was this issue..
damn did not expect to learn about watergate on watchmojo
Kids today: "Investigative journalism? What's that??"
Shockingly similar to current political behavior.
Crazy fact forrest gump was the reason he got caught.
Yay! I can watch WatchMojo and study for my History test at the same time!
WatchMojo made educational videos?
Had to watch this in school..
When you go to WatchMojo for important historical events...
Thanks I have a rhetorical essay on this
If history is doomed to repeat itself... I guess we should see this quite soon.
So what? The NSA is listening to the whole world's conversations
What was the name of their anonymous source??? 2:53 LMAO
you should have released this video a couple months ago when i was studying for my history exam.
Holy shit, the similarities between the Nixon scandal and Trump are fucking scary as shit.
A school assistant brought me here 😂
The TV show Timeless is making an episode about this.
Nashelie Sanchez that sounds good.
Nashelie Sanchez that was a really good episode
And yet we never learn......
Great wideo!
Question everything
very helpful for school project
For ever ?!
Not sure about that
Gump is not mentioned once?!
This is wild
Very interesting
Oh man!
The video you guys make for THIS administration is going to have to be WAY longer!
Not nearly as long as the one for our current administration
I felt this could have been better.
man, Hunt takes out kennedy and this too? Man.
All these years, I thought Watergate scandal is about a construction of a huge dam that they corrupted the funds 🤦
WatchMojo should make a video about this !!!!
And in 2018, we now have Stupid Watergate.
History repeats itself...
I would have loved to see this in writing. But it is a great film... and the APA citations... Thank you.
eisenhower did warn about the Military Complex, before this...
when your US II history teacher gives you this as a "reliable" source to use.......I do not understand his though process...
Hmm so Nixon ran office from Jan 20 1969 - Aug 9 1974, does that mean Obama (took office Jan 20 2009) must resign no later than this Aug 9 2014 since it's laughable comparing Nixon's to Obama's administration and thus only fair???
Why are important events of malice derived from greed caused by our leaders is not covered more greatly?
Too little people know of the more recent 10x case involving the uranium 1 scandal
Why did they break in? What information were they looking for and why?
What a time in american history, our constitution held.
Nixon would of wished to have Johnny deps lawyers to help him fight this case lol
What is the ambient song in the background?
If you are using this for your history test, good luck the second time you take that course. This is not exactly educational lol.
"I'm not a crook"
- A crook
What was on those 18 1/2 minutes dammit!!
Stuff.
Eric Forman (Topher Grace): Seriously, guys...what do I do?
Stephen Hyde (Danny Masterson): I say, you gotta pull a Nixon, deny...deny...deny!
So does water gate have anything to do with water?? 😂
Big ears
This makes me hungry for Watergate Salad...
The aliens made him resign.😆 Watch AHS season 10
Can somebody answer this
Who/what are their sources (both people and paper trail)? In watergate scandal?
I feel more confused after watching this