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A White House Investigation was ordered by Nixon to investigate Daniel Ellsberg, a defense analyst who leaked Pentagon papers.
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5 men broke into the room of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel at 2:30 a.m. to bug the room.
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The Washington Post reported the FBI learned the spying and sabotaging was ordered by Nixon's reelection committee.
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Nixon won the election by a landslide, one of the biggest ever in American history, with more than 60% of the votes in this election.
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In a congressional testimony, Alexander stated that since 1971 Nixon had been recording all conversations and telephone calls to and from his office.
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So no more information could be used against him he reportedly stopped the recordings in the White House.
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To try to claim his innocence in the Watergate Scandal he said, "I'm not a crook."
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In a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court, they ruled that Nixon had to turn over tapes of 64 conversations. They did not allow Nixon to say he had exclusive privileges.
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The House Judiciary Committee passed the first of three impeachment articles, charging Nixon with obstruction of justice.
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Nixon was the first president in the United States to resign. Gerald R. Ford became president.
