Another type of inherent power is the executive order, which is a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the force of law. The president can issue executive orders for three reasons: 1  To enforce statutes. 2  To enforce the Constitution or treaties. 3  To establish or modify how executive agencies operate.
Watergate burglars arrested. In the early morning of June 17, 1972, five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate, an office-hotel-apartment complex in Washington, D.C.In their possession were burglary tools, cameras and film, and three pen-size tear gas guns.n this day in 1972, five men are caught trying to bug the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. The story of the break-in, which seemed like a minor event, was handed to two young reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, by their Washington...
The release of the tape was ordered by the Supreme Court on July 24, 1974, in a case known as United States v. Nixon. The courtâs decision was unanimous. President Nixon released the tape on August 5. It was one of three conversations he had with Haldeman six days after the Watergate break-in. The tapes prove that he ordered a cover-up of the Watergate burglary. The Smoking Gun tape reveals that Nixon ordered the FBI to abandon its investigation of the break-in. [Read moreâ¦]