The Watergate Collection 1972-1974

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

Brogan Patrick News correspondent

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Patrick Brogan, Washington correspondent of The Times

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The Watergate Collection focuses mainly upon the malpractices and political scandals associated with the presidency of Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-94), thirty-seventh president of the United States of America (1969-74), which eventually led to his resignation. In June 1972, five burglars were arrested at 2.30 a.m. during a break-in at the Watergate Hotel, where the offices of the Democratic National Committee were also to be found. Later that same year, in October, FBI a...