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The main objective of this book was to research the book "The Secret Man: The Story of the Watergate Deep Throat", written by Bob Woodward with a journalistic assessment by Carl Bernstein, about a group of burglars who broke into the Watergate hotel in Washington DC in May 1972. During the break-in the burglars left behind listening devices such as voice recorders and attempted to wiretap the phones so they could steal secret Democratic Party information and documents. Not only was this no ordinary robbery, but the thieves were connected to President Richard Nixon's reelection campaign. When Richard Nixon learned what had happened, he tried to cover up for his thieves by lying about what he knew and when he found out what they had done. According to young reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein asked the question, "What is Watergate?" Watergate was considered Nixon's five wars, according to WashingtonMcCord. Woodward, who was present at the court hearing, heard McCord mention the "CIA" in connection with his work. Another of those arrested identified his work as “anti-communist.” According to an unknown source, "Mccord was in charge of security for the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CPR), to re-elect Republican Richard M. Nixon." Hunt and G. Gordon Libby, were members of the “Plumbers” and were connected to the White House, were stationed nearby and were communicating with the thieves. The White House Special Investigations Unit, also known as the "Plumbers", was created by John Ehrlichman to prevent the leak of information and secrets from the White House, the group was also involved in many activities perpetrated against Democrats and anti-protesters the war. The most famous crime of the "plumbers" was the break-in into the house of former Pentagon employee Daniel Ellsberg. The Watergate scandal was a memorable moment in American politics, which later led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon and the indictment of some of his advisors. The scandal got its name because it occurred at the Watergate Hotel in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., where the 1972 break-ins at the Democratic National Committee headquarters occurred. Without the help of Deep Throat, later revealed to be W. Mark Felt, this could happen