The central idea of this text is that Nixon and his staffers knowingly broke the law to gain an electoral advantage.
This president was engaged in what was known as the Watergate scandal. The scandal was due to the fact that he tried to manipulate elections in his party to his advantage.
Burglars from the president were said to have broken into the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
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