This 1972 happening event led to the resignation of president nixon.?

Question

This 1972 happening event led to the resignation of president nixon.?

Answer 1

It was a combination of Watergate and the discovery that Nixon had had some notarized documents "back-dated."  That is, they were fraudulently notarized as having been signed and dated at a time earlier than the date they actually Were signed.  That is the equivalent of committing and suborning perjury, since each notarized statement is "signed and sealed under the pains and penalties of perjury."

Answer 2

the watergate scandal

Answer 3

He posted a stupid question from his homework on Yahoo Answers and got flamed.

Answer 4

Well, while the easy answer is Watergate( which refers to the break in at the Democratic National Commitees headquarters in DC). however they broke in because they were trying to disdcredit democrats who were leading the opposition to the war in Vietnam. So really the event that led to Nixon's impeachment was the Vietnam War

Answer 5

Watergate Scandal and the Pentagon papers

Answer 6

watergate

Answer 7

What is Watergate?

I'll take Presidential Impeachments for $400 Alex.

Answer 8

nixon was wire tapping everybody, tapped the whole white house and got in trouble when he sent spies in to tap his opponents phone during the presidential election. A phone at the watergate hotel.

Answer 9

umm.. im gonna guess watergate

Answer 10

It was discovered that President Nixon gave authorization to tape private meetings. This was later called Watergate. You can definitely read about it on the web. As a footnote President Gerald Ford later pardoned Richard Nixon.

Answer 11

Was it the Watergate scandal?

Answer 12

Break in at the watergate hotel.

Answer 13

Watergate scandal...

Answer 14

Nixon got caught lying about not knowing the republican party was behind the break in at the democrat offices at the watergate building.