"The Watergate scandal was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17, 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington, D.C., Watergate Office Building."
Some think it was the CIA who actually did the break in to set Nixon up. His mistake was to try the cover up. Once again the CIA was interfering in a Presidential administration to get them removed. See Trump, Kennedy, ?? for other examples.
It started with Watergate. The gate was part of the complex name, it was not added.
"The Watergate scandal was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17, 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington, D.C., Watergate Office Building."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
Some think it was the CIA who actually did the break in to set Nixon up. His mistake was to try the cover up. Once again the CIA was interfering in a Presidential administration to get them removed. See Trump, Kennedy, ?? for other examples.
It was a very minor thing in retrospect, and LBJ had certainly engaged in much worse.