In the early morning of June 17, 1972, five men were
arrested for breaking into the Democratic National
Committee headquarters at the Watergate, an office-
hotel-apartment complex in Washington, D.C.(below).
In their possession were burglary tools, cameras and
film, and three pen-size tear gas guns.
At the scene of the crime, and in rooms the men rented
at the Watergate, sophisticated electronic bugging
equipment was found.
Three of the men were Cuban exiles, one was a Cuban
American, and the fifth was James W. McCord, Jr., a
former CIA agent.
That day, the suspects, who said they were “anti-
communists,” were charged with felonious burglary
and possession of implements of crime.
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