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Decades after Richard Nixon resigned the
office of the president, Watergate remains one of the top
presidential scandals of modern time. Early in the morning on June
17, 1972, police discovered five intruders inside the headquarters
of the Democratic National Committee. The burglars were there, it
turned out, to adjust bugging equipment they had installed during a
May break-in and to photograph the Democrats' documents.
The Watergate investigation brought fame to The Washington Post
and the reporting team of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The duo
unraveled a web of political spying and sabotage that had all the
elements of a Hollywood saga. In the end, after 40 government
officials were indicted and a president resigned, many would
conclude that the system of checks and balances worked. Yet, the
triangular relationship between public officials, the media and the
public was altered forever.
Watergate Revisited provides a look back at Nixon's legacy
with:
• A video Live Online with Ben Bradlee, the former
executive editor with the Post and Woodward, currently an assistant
managing editor at the paper;
• An archive of Post stories from
the period;
• A photo gallery of Post and other photos from the
Watergate era as well as a collection of cartoons from the era;
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A multimedia page including audio from the famous tapes and video
clips from some of the famous moments during the scandal.
-- Steve Fox, Politics Editor, washingtonpost.com
Watergate Revisited Credits
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