From what I read, Nixon didn’t even know about the break in until later, then erased some tape and lied.
Nowadays that’s just a mid morning break for politicians.
Yes, everyone seems to agree, Nixon didn’t know about the break-in. However, he made a lot of mistakes after the break-in came to light.
I bet LBJ had Nixon beat, but of course LBJ was friends with J. Edger Hoover, so the FBI was going to cover his rear.
>>From what I read, Nixon didnt even know about the break in until later, then erased some tape and lied.
I watched every minute of every day of the Watergate hearings, and bought all the proceedings and the books written at the time. Nixon erased nothing. His loyal secretary admitted she did, but called it an accident. The fun at the time was showing the impossible positions she would have had to get into in order to “accidentally” hit the erase button.
I cried when he resigned. It was nothing and the Dems, like today, were only playing gotcha.