Watergate and White House Tapes

Pap, András László and Szilágyi, Erzsébet (2014) Watergate and White House Tapes. In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Surveillance, Security, and Privacy. Sage.

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Abstract

"The Watergate-case, which became a symbol of using surveillance technologies aimed at disabling political opponents, refers to a highly publicized political scandal in the US, which eventually led to the resignation of the President. The case focused public attention both on misusing campaign-money as well as the abusive use of surveillance technologies. The use of surveillance mechanisms in the Watergate scandal involved numerous attempts to wiretap political rivals and unwelcomed civil activists, as well as the White House cloaking these operations by the help of the FBI and CIA. The case also involves surveillance by the President. "

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