Richard Nixon and Watergate

What was the Watergate scandal and why was he reelected?

• The Watergate scandal was when 5 people broke into the Watergate hotel. They were then indicted for breaking into democratic government head quarters. Then they were indicted with two others for conspiracy, burglary, and wire tapping. The seven men were ignored at first until Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein began investigating. The two others were part of Nixon's committee to get him reelected. The one who was Chief was a man who used the alias of "Deep Throat" who was Mark Felt. We did not find this out until about two years ago, after he died.Also another big thing to be involved was CReeP which is the Commitee to Re-Elect the President.
  
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_to_Re-Elect_the_President
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
  

Indicted- To accuse of a wrong-doing. Law- To make a formal accusation.

Conspiracy- an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.

• Why after the Watergate scandal was Richard Nixon elected?

Many people say that Nixon got elected because he said he would end the Vietnam war, even though more soldiers died under his presidency. Nixon promised an end of the war, and that is the main reason he was elected for a second term. After the Watergate scandal was thouroughly investigated, Nixon was not Impeached in 1974, he resigned so they could not impeach him. :D