Watergate Scandal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political scandal
gptkbp:category gptkb:Presidency_of_Richard_Nixon
United States political history
20th-century scandals
Political cover-ups
gptkbp:consequence conviction and imprisonment of several Nixon administration officials
Gerald Ford became President
creation of the Office of Independent Counsel
increased skepticism toward government
passage of the Ethics in Government Act
public distrust in political leaders
reforms in campaign finance laws
strengthening of congressional oversight
gptkbp:Deep_ThroatRealName gptkb:Mark_Felt
gptkbp:endDate 1974
gptkbp:exposedBy gptkb:Deep_Throat
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Watergate_complex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Watergate Scandal
gptkbp:influenced American journalism
future political investigations
public perception of government transparency
gptkbp:involvedIn 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
gptkbp:mainEvent break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Bob_Woodward
gptkb:Carl_Bernstein
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Democratic_National_Committee
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:Committee_to_Re-elect_the_President
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:House_Judiciary_Committee_hearings
gptkb:Pentagon_Papers
gptkb:Senate_Watergate_Committee_hearings
gptkb:Nixon_tapes
gptkb:Presidential_pardon_of_Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:Saturday_Night_Massacre
impeachment process against Richard Nixon
gptkbp:result resignation of Richard Nixon
indictment of government officials
gptkbp:startDate 1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Republican_Party_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6