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The real watergate scandal is one of the most valuable books ever published on the nixon presidency. Woodward won a pulitzer prize for his reporting in the post on the watergate case in 1973, and a second for a 2002 new york times section on the 911. Address book of watergate burglar bernard barker, discovered in a room at. That was president richard nixons first assessment of the watergate break in on june 20, 1972, three days after five men were apprehended at democratic national committee headquarters. These activities include the bugging of the offices of the opponents of richard nixon and the investigation of groups and figures. Brokaw gives a detailed and comprehensive account of 1974s watergate scandal in the book. Gordon liddy, a former fbi agent, served four and a half. Richard nixon accomplishments, watergate, impeachment. Richard nixon watergate brings down the president biography. John wesley dean iii born october 14, 1938 is a former attorney who served as white house counsel for united states president richard nixon from july 1970 until april 1973. In just 50 minutes, you will find out how the watergate scandal was uncovered and.
He was also vice president 195361 under president dwight d. Collusion, conspiracy, and the plot that brought nixon down. President richard nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to nixon s resignation. The scandal stemmed from the nixon administrations continuous attempts to cover up its involvement in the june 17, 1972 failed breakin of the democratic national.
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When president richard nixon resigned on august 9, 1974, gerald ford assumed the presidency, telling americans, our long national nightmare is over. The scandal began early in the morning of june 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the democratic national committee, located in the watergate complex of. On september 8, president ford pardoned nixon of all crimes associated with the watergate scandal. Carl bernstein was one of the two washington post reporters who broke the watergate story in 1972, which caused the resignation of richard nixon as president in 1974 watergate has been the cause. A story of richard nixon and the shocking 1972 scandal. What was the watergate scandal, why did richard nixon. Backstory explores the nixon presidency before watergate in.
Richard nixon committed far greater crimes than the watergate. By 1973, nixon had been reelected, but the storm clouds were building. Richard nixons relationship with the press, his secret tapes. The richard nixon presidential library and museum in yorba linda, california, recently opened a new exhibit about watergate. Richard nixon, 37th president of the united states 196974, who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the watergate scandal, became the first american president to resign from office. Edited transcript of david frosts interview with richard nixon broadcast in may 1977 2007, september. Instead, this book is based on interviews with the participants, the actual watergate tapes, and tedious documentation of white house memos from the nixon years. If this video or others in the series have been helpful to you, please consider becoming a supporter of the. Richard milhous nixon january 9, 19 april 22, 1994 was an american politician.