Watergate was a political scandal in the United States in the 1970s, resulting from the storm the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the compound of the Watergate in Washington, DC, and the effects of The scandal led to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon, August 9, 1974, and so far the resignation of only the first of any U.S. president. It also resulted in the indictment and conviction of several leaders of the Nixon administration.



Nixon resigned in the face of almost certain indictment in the House of Representatives and the strong likelihood of conviction by the Senate, and the Office of the presidency on August 9, 1974. Was succeeded by Gerald Ford's pardon of President Nixon after his resignation.