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Watergate Complex

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Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Watergate Complex
Phone:
+1 202-333-4167

Hours:
Sunday10am - 2pm
Monday9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday9am - 5:30pm
Thursday9am - 5:30pm
Friday9am - 5:30pm
Saturday10am - 2pm


The Watergate complex is a group of six buildings in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States, known particularly for the infamous 1972 burglary of the offices of the Democratic National Committee and the resulting Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Covering a total of 10 acres next to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the buildings include: Watergate West , cooperative apartments Watergate 600 , office building not involved in the Watergate scandal Watergate Hotel Watergate East , cooperative apartments Watergate South , cooperative apartments Watergate Office Building , the office building where the Watergate burglary happenedBuilt between 1963 and 1971, the Watergate was considered one of Washington's most desirable living spaces, popular with members of Congress and political appointees in the executive branch. The complex has been sold several times since the 1980s. In the 1990s, it was split up and its component buildings and parts of buildings were sold to various owners.In 1972, the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, then located on the sixth floor of the Watergate Office Building, was burglarized with documents photographed and telephones wiretapped. The investigation into the burglary revealed that high officials in the Nixon administration had ordered the break-in and then tried to cover up their involvement. Additional crimes were also uncovered. The ensuing Watergate scandal, named for the complex, led to Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. The name Watergate and the suffix -gate have since become synonymous with political scandals in the United States and elsewhere.
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