Watergate break-in! Nixon was running for re-election against Democrat George McGovern when things got interesting. The Watergate is a hotel in Washington, D.C. that also housed numerous business offices and, at the time, the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. On June 17, 1972, five members of the “Plumbers,” a top secret organization authorized by Nixon, were arrested for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Their aim was to stop leaks to the media, after early in his presidency when military information was leaked to the press. They broke into Watergate with the goal of placing a listening device in the Democratic National Committee headquarters to listen in on their reelection tactics. Immediately after the raid before being impeached, Nixon resigned the presidency. While it is unknown whether Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal, his resignation from office before being impeached leads to a suspicion of guilt. On the night of the break-in at the DNC headquarters, located in the Watergate office complex, five men were found in the act. Frank Wills, the security guard on duty that night, discovered that a piece of "duct tape had been placed on the lock of a door that was located between a stairway and the basement garage" around 1 a.m. (Edelman 11). This kept the door open, but Wills continued his night shift, assuming it had been the cleaning staff, and simply removed the tape. Later that night, following his routine, he passed the door for the second time and noticed that the tape was once again over the lock. Wills called the police because everyone should have been out of the building by then. Around 2:30 they arrested the five men who were found harassing... middle of paper... significant in that Nixon was supposed to be involved in the Watergate scandal. There's no reason to try so hard to hide something you weren't a part of, which is why it appears the president was the reason for the scandal. Works Cited Aron, Paul. Unsolved mysteries. New York: MJF Book, 1997. Print. The Authentic History Center. “Timeline of the Watergate Scandal.” Authentichistory.com July 19, 2012. Web. February 3, 2014. Edelman, Rob. Water port. Farmington Hills: Blackbirch Press, 2005. Print.The History Channel. “Watergate scandal”. History.com. 1996-2014. Network. January 26, 2014. Holland, Max. Lose. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2012. Print.Olson, Keith W. The Presidential Scandal That Shook America. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2003. Print.Tracy, Kathleen. The Watergate scandal. Hockessin: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2007. Print.