THE WATERGATE CRISIS

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

• Society lost faith in their government
• New limitations in Presidential power
• Breakthrough for journalism

THE SCANDAL...

In May 1972, five men broke into the Watergate complex. They bugged the phone lines and stole copies of top-secret documents.
On June 17th they returned with a new microphone to replace one that had malfunctioned. This time, though, they were caught red handed due to a security guard noticing someone taped all the locks.

The spies were discovered to have connections to President Nixon.
And then he lied to the American public about it in a speech and made arrangements to coverup it up with "hush money"

"I AM nOT A CROOK"