Watergate scandal • United States v. Nixon (17 jun 1972 ano – 8 set 1974 ano)

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The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. It originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the 17 June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters located in the Watergate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Nixon's administration resisted the investigations, leading to a constitutional crisis. The televised Senate Watergate hearings garnered nationwide attention and public interest.
Numerous revelations and Nixon's efforts to impede the investigation in 1973 led the House to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. The Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Nixon (1974) compelled Nixon to surrender the Oval Office tapes, which revealed his complicity in the cover-up. The House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against Nixon, who subsequently resigned from office on 9 August 1974 becoming the only U.S. president to do so. His successor, Gerald Ford, pardoned him on 8 September 1974.

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