Committee approved the articles, Nixon turned over twenty-four of the sixty-four conversations to Judge Sirica.On August 5, Nixon made public transcripts of three conversations he had on June 23, 1972, with H. R. Haldeman. The transcripts showed that Nixon tried to get the CIA to stop the FBI from investigating Watergate.August 8, was a historic day for all of America. On that day President Nixon announced in a televised speech to the nation that:"I shall resign presidency effective at noon tomorrow." (What Was Watergate? by: Pamela Kilian )Gerald Ford was sworn in as president of the United States the next day.Watergate was not just a "third-rate burglary," as Nixon called it. It was much more. It led to many heinous crimes. It contributed many words and phrases to our present-day vocabulary. Because of this scandal, the suffix "-gate" will now be acquainted with every Washington mishap. Because of this scandal people look at government officials differently today than they did before 1970....
