September 8th

On this day - 8th of September 1974 -Richard Nixon  was pardoned for his involvement in the Watergate scandal

The Watergate scandal was a political scandal where the administration of president Nixon was caught surveilling offices of political opponents.  The Nixon administration then tried to cover up both what was done and their involvement. When the scandal was uncovered it caused major problems and Nixon was nearly impeached. In the face of impeachment Nixon resigned as the president of the US on August 9th 1974. After the new administration came to office Gerald Ford, the new president, pardoned Richard Nixon on September 8th. The scandal is named after the Watergate complex in which the scandal was uncovered. Watergate has since become a synonym with political scandals.