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AP US History
Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.14
What was the "smoking gun" in the Watergate scandal?
A written confession by one of the burglars involved in the Watergate break-in
A memo from a White House aide detailing Nixon's involvement in the cover-up
A photograph showing Nixon in the Oval Office during the break-in at the Watergate building
An audio tape of a conversation between Nixon and John Dean discussing the cover-up of the break-in
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