June 17, 1972 was the date of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters
in the Watergate building in Washington, DC. The investigation into the botched
burglary revealed an attempt by CREEP, the Nixon reelection staff, to bug the DNC
offices. This in turn led to other revelations and eventually to the resignation of
President Richard Nixon on August 19, 1974. George Washington wrote about how
he felt about such behavior:
“I hate deception, even where the the imagination only is concerned.”
Source: Letter to Dr. John Cochran, August 16, 1779
Posted by: Dr. Sam Hoff, Delaware State University
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Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974.–SBH
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