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Watergate
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Watergate
political intrigue leading to resignation of Pres. Nixon. [Am. Hist.: EB, X: 568–569]

Watergate
scandals involving Nixon’s administration (1972). [Am. Hist.: Kane, 460–462]
See : Scandal


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Elmer Johnson (The Aspen Institute): In the mid-'70s, you may recall that the Nixon Watergate was followed by the corporate Watergates -- instances of highly unethical behavior on the part of corporations at home and abroad.
That leads to a stanching of the flow of information to the public: No more Watergates or Pentagon Papers, no Tearoom Trade or Tally's Corner.
 
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