總統(tǒng)也煩惱 歷屆美國(guó)總統(tǒng)丑聞大盤點(diǎn)(雙語(yǔ))

Richard Nixon 理查德·尼克松(美國(guó)第37任總統(tǒng)：1969-1974)

8 . Watergate

水門事件

Watergate has become synonymous with presidential scandal. In 1972, five men were caught breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters locatedat the Watergate business complex. As the investigation into this，Richard Nixon and his advisors worked to cover-up the crimes. He would have surely been impeached but resigned instead on August 9, 1974.

水門事件幾乎成為了總統(tǒng)丑聞的代名詞。1972年，尼克松競(jìng)選班子的五名成員闖入了民主黨位于華盛頓水門大廈的全國(guó)委員會(huì)總部，并因此被捕。隨著事件調(diào)查的深入，尼克松和他的幕僚們?cè)噲D掩飾這一行徑，但卻因此被彈劾，并被迫辭去了總統(tǒng)一職。