The high-society hotspot haunted by Nixon's Watergate: Fifty years after the sensational D.C. scandal, glorious images capture the heyday of The Watergate Hotel and the political heavyweights who roamed its halls (and in-house hair salon)

daily mail ^ | 6/17/2022 | delloye

[RummyChick]

Every controversy of the last five decades, be it significant or small, has been distinguished by the the suffix '-gate,' a symbol of the lasting legacy of one of the greatest scandals of our time — Watergate.

It all began 50 years ago today, on June 17, 1972, when a motley crew of five burglars, all with CIA connections, were caught breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, then located on the sixth floor of a Watergate office building.

The attempt by the Nixon administration to cover up the politically-motivated break-in would soon drag down Richard Nixon’s presidency, and ultimately lead to him becoming the first and only American President to resign from office.

The scandal, which once transfixed a nation, remains a key part of America's political and cultural history, however long gone are the days when it was the focus of every headline and the topic of every conversation - and with that, the white-hot scrutiny of the building in which it took place: The Watergate.

[livius]

Great photos!

[Fiji Hill]

Jimmy Carter is thankful Biden came along. He has to be the worst President in modern times history.

[TakebackGOP]

Typical Republican Establishment not defending itself.

[RummyChick]

I am not a history expert. I always leave room for someone worse.

Having Woodrow Wilson being President after he couldn’t function has to be pretty bad.....but then biden can’t function either

[larrytown]

Makes you wonder who the current ‘Edith’ is.

[Allegra]

The Watergate was unmatched by its amenities. ..lolol

Well, this is back when we thought Pong was innovative and cool. LOL

[Allegra]

Post #9 - that’s hideous! 😄

[Allegra]

There, across the street from the Watergate is a fantastic monument to Free Republic history. There is a hotel that was invaded and captured by untold numbers of conservative Americans from all over the country who came to DC to March For Jusitce. The date was October 30, 1998.

And it made national news. I read about it in the Houston Comical and it’s how I discovered FR. I lurked from late ‘98 and finally signed up in early 2001.

Very cool that you were there.

[left that other site]

Any Hotel that has a Hammond B3 is OK in my book. LOL.