👉 Watergate was a series of events that took place in the United States during the 1970s, which were significant in the history of political corruption and the Nixon administration. The events occurred on January 20, 1974, when President Richard M. Nixon visited the White House to meet with Senator Daniel Inouye (who was serving as Senate Majority Leader) regarding a proposal for the president to appoint a special investigator to investigate possible violations of campaign finance laws in
