who,what.where,when and why of the watergate scandal

WHO:Five men who were key figures in the Watergate scandal and exposure were Richard Nixon, Judge John Sirica, John Mitchell, G. Gordon Libby, and Senator Sam Ervin. the main of them all was president Richard Nixon.
WHAT:it was revealed that President Nixon had a tape-recording system in his offices and he had recorded many conversations. Recordings from these tapes implicated the president, revealing he had attempted to cover up the questionable (and illegal) goings-on that had taken place after the break-in. After a protracted series of bitter court battles, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the president had to hand over the tapes to government investigators.
WHERE: This Watergate scandal was the Watergate hotel in Washington D.C.
WHEN: This was during the time frame of 1970-1974.
WHY: The reason why he was doing this Was to save up a large amount of money on a bank; after his term. The hotel security of Watergate caught him and took him to court and from the he was impeached.