The Watergate scandal was a major federal political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The conflict in a nutshell: Nixon was stealing information and abusing his presidential power to try to stay in office.

Richard Nixon was running for election against Democrat George McGovern. Frank Wills, a security guard, discovered clues that former FBI and CIA agents broke into the offices of the Democratic Party and George McGovern months before the election. These people listened to phone lines and secret papers were stolen.

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. The Watergate scandal was a major federal political scandal in the United States involving the administra…