PHOTOS: Watergate Scandal

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WUSA) - It was the break-in that brought down a president. Forty years ago this week, a burglary led to a political coverup, secret meetings in a garage, a career-changing story for two young newspaper reporters, and a presidential disgrace. The scandal ultimately led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in August of 1974. See photos to revisit this seminal moment in politics and journalism.(Photos courtesy: Getty Images/AFP)