Talk:Watergate complex
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what exactly did they do for it to be a scandal???????? And why was it a big deal?????
Betts, Jack. "What `Watergate' meant, before it meant scandal (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/columnists/jack_betts/9348327.htm)," Charlotte Observer August 8, 2004
that site requires you to register.. should external links that require registration be allowed in wikis?
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[edit] Needs to reflect the complex
The article title is misleading. While there is a Watergate Hotel, the best-known event took place at one of the two Watergate Office Buildings, not the hotel.
I have fixed this as best I could by adding a paragraph to this effect, for those interested in the Watergate burglary.
However, I suggest changing the article title to something like "Watergate complex", "Watergate Office Building" or "Watergate buildings". The article text then could be further refined to begin with the office building, and also discuss the residential buildings (and their famous occupants) and the hotel. I would change the title myself but I am very new to Wikipedia and don't know how to do it without screwing up links.
I did like the part about the derivation of "water gate".
[edit] A bit more about recent edits
Oh yes, my key sources for the Watergate Office Building addresses and other burglary-related facts are:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/20/AR2005052001526.html (the addresses of the buildings)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5456826/ (the HJ becoming a dorm)
[edit] Residents
I am fairly certain that Bob Dole still lives in Watergate. He currently works at the law firm Alston & Bird in the Washington office. I'll check this for accuracy, but I'm fairly certain it's true. Anyway, check out Bob Dole; it may have some backup for this. CommKing 20:05, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Request for move
See reasoning above; the Watergate Hotel is just one component of the Watergate Complex, and it was not the part where the 1972 break-in occurred. This article is really about the entire complex, not just the hotel. —Chowbok 18:42, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
