page_title: Frank Wills (security guard)
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Wills (security guard)
caption_attribution_description: English: Row houses, located at 1311&#8211;1317 22nd Street, N.W. (right to left), in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built in 1890, the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival-style homes are designated as contributing properties to the Dupont Circle Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. A previous occupant of 1315 22nd Street, N.W. (red building), Frank Wills, was the security guard who uncovered the break-in that led to the Watergate scandal.
context_page_description: Frank Wills was an American security guard best known for his role in foiling the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee inside the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Then 24, Wills called the police after discovering that locks at the complex had been tampered with. Five men were arrested inside the Democratic headquarters, which they had planned to bug. The arrests triggered the Watergate scandal and eventually the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974.
  Hailed as a hero, Wills later struggled with his celebrity and had difficulty keeping a job. He played himself in the 1976 film All the President's Men.
context_section_description: Frank Wills (February 4, 1948 – September 27, 2000) was an American security guard best known for his role in foiling the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee inside the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Then 24, Wills called the police after discovering that locks at the complex had been tampered with. Five men were arrested inside the Democratic headquarters, which they had planned to bug. The arrests triggered the Watergate scandal and eventually the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974.
  Hailed as a hero, Wills later struggled with his celebrity and had difficulty keeping a job. He played himself in the 1976 film All the President's Men.
caption: Former residence (red) of Frank Wills, located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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