Vintage LIFE Magazine photos showcase the Watergate in mid-century splendor, years before it became embroiled in a scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency

Vintage LIFE Magazine photos showcase the Watergate in mid-century splendor, years before it became embroiled in a scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency

Vintage LIFE Magazine photos showcase the Watergate in mid-century splendor, years before it became embroiled in a scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency

Vintage LIFE Magazine photos showcase the Watergate in mid-century splendor, years before it became embroiled in a scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency

Vintage LIFE Magazine photos showcase the Watergate in mid-century splendor, years before it became embroiled in a scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency

Vintage LIFE Magazine photos showcase the Watergate in mid-century splendor, years before it became embroiled in a scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency