Watergate

Yesterday for history I watched a movie called All the Presidents Men which is about the Watergate scandal. I had never really learned that much about Watergate so it was a good way to learn about it. The movie was very well made and the actors were great. It had a very interesting style but it worked for the movie. Anyway Watergate was the event when people were paid by the government to break into the Watergate hotel and bug the rooms that were being used by high up democrats. Once they were caught there was a huge rush to cover it up, a rush that involved the president of the united states, Richard Nixon. Lots of people initially denied any affiliation with the Watergate scandal but eventually people started talking and the truth came out. When the facts were released President Nixon was forced to resign his place in the White House.