Watergate

Type: Event

As of November 2026, Watergate has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Jan 2026 on I've Had It. Used as a benchmark for corruption, suggesting current events surpass Watergate in terms of scandal and impact.

The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign were caught burglarizing and planting listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex. Nixon's efforts to conceal his administration's involvement led to an impeachment process and his resignation in August 1974.