Denver, the capitol of and largest city in Colorado, is also know as the âMile High Cityâ due to it's elevation of 5,280 feet. Cities in the metro area also include Arvada, Aurora, Centennial, Lakewood, Thornton and Westminster.
On June 19, 1972, the press reported that one of the Watergate burglars was a Republican Party security aide. Former Attorney General John Mitchell, who at the time was the head of the Nixon re-election campaign (CRP), denied any involvement with the Watergate break-in or knowledge of the five burglars.
Public confidence in government had reached a nadir, and in response Congress several passed good government laws to not only to reform political campaigns but also to restore faith in elected officials. Read about the Watergate scandal and its key players, impeachment, and legislation passed in the aftermath.he Watergate Complex. The scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began more than 40 years ago, on June 17, 1972, when five employees of Nixon's reelection campaign were caught breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.