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40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

Bill Clinton - George H. W. Bush
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14. Watergate Was the Building That Hosted the Democratic National Committee

Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. Robert Report.

In 1972, Nixon was running against the Democratic candidate George McGovern. That year, the Democratic National Committee headquarters was located in the Watergate Office Building, part of a building complex in Washington, DC. The events that unfolded were about a break-in to the DNC headquarters and the president trying to cover up what had happened.

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