"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe me, I'm innocent. If you don't take my job." Richard Nixon, 1973 President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?
The Watergate scandal was a major federal political scandal in the United States involving the administration of United States President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that resulted in the end of Nixon's presidency.