On August 8, 1974, U.S. President Richard Nixon delivered a nationally-televised speech to the American public from the Oval Office announcing his intention to resign the presidency the following day due to the Watergate scandal.

The Watergate complex is a group of six buildings in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Covering a total of 10 acres just north of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the buildings include:Watergate West, cooperative apartments Watergate 600, office building Watergate Hotel Watergate East, cooperative apartments Watergate North, cooperative apartments Watergate South, cooperative apartments Watergate Office Building, the office building where the Watergate burglary happened