The Watergate Scandal

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Ethics_in_Government_Act
increased skepticism toward government
reforms in campaign finance laws
Freedom of Information Act amendments
Gerald Ford becomes President
Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act
resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew (related event)
increased investigative journalism
public cynicism
reduced trust in U.S. presidency
gptkbp:category gptkb:Presidency_of_Richard_Nixon
United States political history
20th-century scandals
gptkbp:endDate 1974
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:Senate_Watergate_Committee
journalistic investigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Watergate Scandal
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Bob_Woodward
gptkb:Carl_Bernstein
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:G._Gordon_Liddy
gptkb:John_Dean
gptkb:E._Howard_Hunt
gptkb:H._R._Haldeman
gptkb:John_Ehrlichman
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
Watergate complex, Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:mainEvent break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkb:Time_magazine
gptkbp:notableEvent June 17, 1972
August 9, 1974
August 8, 1974
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:White_House_tapes
obstruction of justice
perjury
abuse of power
cover-up
gptkbp:notableFilm All the President's Men (1976)
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:All_the_President's_Men
gptkbp:organization gptkb:FBI
gptkb:Washington_Post
gptkb:Committee_to_Re-elect_the_President
gptkbp:relatedTo impeachment process against Richard Nixon
gptkbp:result resignation of Richard Nixon
conviction of several administration officials
gptkbp:startDate 1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nasty_Habits
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7