The Fall of President Richard Nixon and The Watergate Scandal

How we learned to stop an out of control president

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Explore the events leading to the fall of President Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal. Understand the key moments and their impact on U.S. politics.

The Fall of President Richard Nixon and The Watergate Scandal

The Watergate scandal remains one of the most infamous political crises in American history, ultimately leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. What began as a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters unraveled into a far-reaching conspiracy, exposing corruption at the highest levels of government. This page presents 40 videos that delve into the key events, investigations, and repercussions of the scandal, providing a comprehensive look at how political power was tested – and ultimately held accountable.

Richard Nixon On Watergate

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Richard Nixon on Apologizing, Legacy, Loneliness, Defeat and Victories

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Educational: This video is essential viewing

The key points of the fall of President Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal include:

  1. Break-In at the DNC Headquarters: On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. They were found to have ties to Nixon’s re-election campaign.

  2. Initial Cover-Up: The Nixon administration initially attempted to cover up its involvement in the break-in. High-level officials were implicated in obstructing justice by trying to prevent the investigation from revealing the administration’s role.

  3. Investigative Journalism: Journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post played a crucial role in uncovering the scandal. Their reporting, based on information from a source known as “Deep Throat” (later revealed to be FBI Associate Director Mark Felt), exposed the depth of the administration’s involvement.

  4. Senate Watergate Committee: In 1973, the Senate established a special committee to investigate the Watergate affair. Televised hearings brought the scandal into the homes of millions of Americans, increasing public awareness and concern.

  5. Revelation of the Tapes: It was revealed that Nixon had a tape-recording system in the White House that recorded many conversations. These tapes became central to the investigation.

  6. Saturday Night Massacre: On October 20, 1973, in an event known as the “Saturday Night Massacre,” Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who had been appointed to investigate the scandal. This led to the resignation of the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General, causing a public outcry.

  7. Supreme Court Ruling: In July 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Nixon had to release the tapes. The tapes provided undeniable evidence of Nixon’s involvement in the cover-up.

  8. Impeachment Process: The House Judiciary Committee adopted articles of impeachment against Nixon for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress.

  9. Nixon’s Resignation: Facing certain impeachment and removal from office, Nixon announced his resignation on August 8, 1974, effective the following day. He became the first U.S. president to resign.

  10. Aftermath and Pardoning: Gerald Ford, who succeeded Nixon as President, granted him a full pardon on September 8, 1974, for any crimes he might have committed while in office. This was a controversial decision intended to help the country move past the scandal.

These points encapsulate the major events and implications of the Watergate scandal, which led to the unprecedented resignation of a U.S. president and had a lasting impact on American politics and public trust in government.

The Watergate Burglary, and the Fall of President Richard Nixon

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Watergate : the men who led Nixon to the fall | SLICE EXPERTS

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8 feb 2025
The Watergate scandal began with the burglary of the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building in June 1972 and culminated in the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon on August 9, 1974. What remains of Watergate and the Irving Commission that led to President Nixon’s resignation? First and foremost, a great lesson in democracy. It’s to the credit of these public hearings, filmed in extenso, that the truth emerged, under the onslaught of interrogations conducted by representatives of both parties equally well. It also remains an investigation whose twists and turns unfold live before the cameras. This is the strength and originality of this film, which, based on these historic images, tells the story of one of the most fascinating political thrillers of the last century.

1 The Final Report: Watergate (National Geographic)

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8 jan. 2017

This video is not monetized and is intended for educational purposes only.
 
If the publisher of the original content would like the video removed, please contact: michaelclarkhistory@gmail.com
 
 
 
 

2 Dark Days at the White House: Watergate and Richard Nixon — ABC News

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7 jul. 2015

An episode of the ABC News Great TV News Stories series entitled “Dark Days at the White House: The Watergate Scandal and the Resignation of President Richard M. Nixon” covering the Watergate Scandal and the downfall of Pres. Nixon from 1972 to 1974.

ABC News newscasters and reporters included in this video are Frank Reynolds, Ted Koppel, Sam Donaldson, Tom Jarriel, Harry Reasoner, Howard K. Smith, Bill Gill, David Schoumacher, and Bill Zimmerman. If you’re a Forensics Files fan, you’ll recognize narrator Peter Thomas’s voice.

From the VHS Tape: “The story of the President at the center of the Watergate Maelstrom, his near impeachment, his last dark days at the White House, and his sudden resignation in disgrace.”

A part of the “ABC News Great TV News Stories” VHS series — watch more at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH…

00:00 Intro
01:38 Jan. 20, 1972 – State of the Union
02:24 June 17, 1972
02:51 June 22, 1972
03:01 Aug. 29, 1972
03:38 Oct. 10, 1972
05:20 Interlude (1972 election and indictments)
06:17 Feb. 7, 1973
06:31 March 26, 1973
07:52 April 17, 1973
09:39 April 19, 1973
11:02 April 30, 1973
13:13 May 14, 1973
14:22 May 18, 1973
16:21 June 25, 1973
23:46 July 20, 1973
25:16 July 21, 1973
26:31 July 23, 1973
28:44 Interlude (Saturday night massacre)
29:27 Oct. 22, 1973
30:42 Oct. 23, 1973
31:05 Oct. 26, 1973
32:02 Nov. 7, 1973
32:24 Nov. 15, 1973
32:40 Nov. 17, 1973
33:35 Nov. 21, 1973
35: 11 Nov. 26, 1973
35:25 Jan. 15, 1974
36:50 Jan. 30, 1974 – State of the Union
37:31 Feb. 6, 1974
37:54 Feb. 25, 1974
38:14 Interlude (Haldeman/Erlichmann/Mitchell indictments)
38:30 March 6, 1974
39:50 Interlude (Tapes and transcripts)
40:50 May 1, 1974
41:41 May 9, 1974
43:10 Interlude (Nixon travels)
43:39 July 24, 1974
44:04 July 26, 1974
46:27 July 27, 1974
47:25 Interlude (House committee — impeachment)
48:03 July 31, 1974
48:44 Aug. 2, 1974
48:57 Aug. 5, 1974
50:56 Aug. 8, 1974 – Nixon announces resignation
56:44 Aug. 9, 1974 – Nixon leaves the White House
58:35 Epilogue
59:24 May 8, 1980 – 20/20 interview with Nixon excerpt

3 The Fall of US President Richard Nixon | Nixon In The Den | Timeline


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3 feb. 2017

An intimate profile of Richard
 
Nixon Nixon In The Den develops a fresh account of Nixon and his ruthless ambition to escape a loveless, impoverished background. Historian David Reynolds argues that Nixon was genuinely successful as an international statesman, with historic visits to Communist China and the Soviet Union in 1972 helping thaw the Cold War. Yet, behind the scenes, Nixon’s diplomacy was a story of intrigue and rivalry. The very methods that won Nixon acclaim on the international stage also doomed his presidency in the infamous Watergate scandal. With the help of Nixon’s scribbled memos, audio recordings and rarely seen home movie footage and photos, this film throws new light on Nixon’s obsessive secrecy, relentless deception and paranoid mistrust of key aides, especially his foreign policy adviser Henry Kissinger.

4 What I learned investigating Nixon, and why it matters now | Bob Woodward | TEDxMidAtlantic

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20 jan. 2017

Legendary investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward shares the inside story of President Richard Nixon’s downfall, and what was learned from the Nixon White House tapes. He warns that we are entering a new era of secrecy that harkens back to Nixon’s days. We think we are resilient, but if we are infected with hate and lack of knowledge, we could lose our democracy, Woodward argues.
 
Bob Woodward is regarded as one of America’s preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter, and is currently an associate editor of the Post. While a young reporter for The Washington Post in 1972, Woodward was teamed up with Carl Bernstein; the two did much, but not all, of the original news reporting on the Watergate scandal that led to numerous government investigations and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.
 
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

5 Richard Nixon: The Biggest Scandal in American History

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29 jul. 2020

This video is sponsored by Ground News
 
 
 

6 Never Give Up: The Richard Nixon Story

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18 jul. 2015

“Never Give Up” – Richard Nixon in the Arena
 
A production of The Richard Nixon Foundation. This film played in the Nixon Library theater as an orientation to President Nixon’s life, from 1990 to 2015.
 
 
 

7 Reputations: The Secret World of Richard Nixon, Part One (BBC, 2000)

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12 aug. 2016

The first of a two part Reputations special, originally aired on BBC 2 in 2000. This episode reveals Nixon’s dangerous and unstable private personality, and how it deformed his political career and presidency.

8 Reputations: The Secret World of Richard Nixon, Part Two (BBC, 2000)

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12 aug. 2016

The second of a two part Reputations special, originally aired on BBC 2 in 2000. This episode reveals Nixon’s conspiracy to sabotage the 1968 peace talks with Vietnam in order to extend the war, allowing a Nixon election victory later that same year at the cost of thousands of preventable deaths.

9 New Nixon Secrets from the White House Tapes


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18 apr. 2015

 
Three historians, KEN HUGHES, LUKE NICHTER, and JOHN PRADOS reveal new findings from Nixon White House secret recordings-including the possibility that President Nixon committed treason when he slowed negotiations to end the Vietnam War for political reasons.
 
Maryanne Melenka
I’m Canadian, but have to say I liked Nixon desire his screwups. I liked Kennedy too, but Nixon was right that election was stolen, but he let it go. He was a smart man, but shy insecure and paranoid. I did feel sorry for him. His resignation speech made me cry. Nixon was a man who did things out of panic and desperation. I loved his smile, that tricky dicky look, in politics everyone sneaky. But I think he was deep down a deep caring man, he cried when he let two men go, so it wasn’t malicious. He just got I. A deep hole. Smart men can still do stupid things. Clinton, Bush, and Trump. He became an elder statesman, Americans forgave him, still paid respects at funeral . He was just a flawed human being who made mistakes. As Frank Sinatra said,he liked Nixon too. There will be worse president s then Nixon as we’ve seen with Trump. Nixon would have turned over in grave.
Doog Boy
Thank you very much!
Don Arnold
ENLIGHTENED WARRIOR
The peace Accord was basically a agreement to let US troops out before takin over the south
JeanYves Theriault
horrible to think that people, normal people, good people pain the ultimate price for all those criminals, very sad! And it is still happening today, Irak, Iran, Korea, Venezuela…and so many African nation and of course here too! Over 4 millions people died during the Vietnam war, how could that ever be a good thing.
C. P. Klapper
Any thoughts on the “Pumpkin Tapes” and Nixon’s involvement with Whittaker Chambers?
Don Diego
Nixon: the crisp keeps coming. He was me strange guy. Like LBJ he was 100% politics: the tactics, lies, corruption….!
ENLIGHTENED WARRIOR
I would have destroyed them tapes
James Whitaker
daniel bisson
coruption and capitalism annd oliarchyies
Scott Simon
margaret neanover
Yes the lies commit suicide as opposed lies passing bills. Not laundering money. Said maybe kissinger had the goods and again how the world bank was involved his representative and not south Vietnam when others also had here qualities..a lawyer that can file many things and preplan many excursions…you look today as a plan of law change..that did not pass as well as miracle house bill ..lets see if it’s truth or guessing along those lines too.
Cool Coyote
clearly nixon wasnt racist really in the bigger sense cos he was close friend was Kissinger. a jew of which nixon spoke harshly at times tho kissenger was as close to him as anything
 
teddy labis
Nixon is a great president

10 The Last of the President’s Men with Bob Woodward Alex Butterfield and Michael Bernstein —

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18 dec. 2015

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Investigative journalist Bob Woodward and former White House aide Alex Butterfield join Michael Bernstein for a conversation about Butterfield’s decision to reveal the existence of tape recordings that eventually led to Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency. Series: “Helen Edison Lecture Series” [1/2016] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30187]
 
kennyw
Mr. Woodward was spot-on when discussing the 2016 election and knowing who these people are, (presidential candidates). I think the press did a fabulous job exposing Trump, while Trump exposed (to put it mildly) Clinton, but even that was still not enough to get non-registered voters to register and vote, and registered voters to vote. So, in a perfect world, the press adequately exposes candidates, while citizens perform their duty and vote. Whereas in reality, non-voters determined the 2016 election results and is why we are where we are now!
ontledingen
Neil Barrett
Could’ve taken another 3-hours of that. 👍👍
Kevin Rose
When I was 7, in the summer of 1973, my mother asked my grandmother, “Is there Watergate today?” These 2 Democrats were riveted to their TV sets. I didn’t understand – I heard “water” and I thought Mom was asking if it was going to rain! I don’t remember Butterfield, but I do remember John Dean testifying. Mom said something about a break-in to headquarters. Huh? What is headquarters? That was a word I remember from Saturday morning cartoons! One day, I was over at a friend’s house, and we were playing in the basement – his mother turned on Watergate, and so we constructed a Watergate building out of some kind of building blocks (not Legos, but like it) – and in our 7 year old minds, we were imagining a building where you could get soft drinks – here is Coke over here, and 7-Up over there. I wish someone could have explained it to me, but at the time, no one really knew what was happening. Fast forward to the end of my second grade year – our town in Ohio was struck by an F-5 tornado on April 3, 1974. Days later, I was out riding my bicycle, and I heard a helicopter overhead – it came down awfully low, and scared me. My grandfather said to me that was probably the President – he was visiting my elementary school (one of the few buildings still standing). He came to our town to evaluate the need for federal funds, which he granted. The president in my school! Wow! (That school has since been torn down.) President Nixon is the first president I was aware of. His public demeanor was fitting of the office, and to me, he set the standard by which a President should act. So imagine later that summer that my grandmother (I am now 8) tells me that Nixon is in trouble so we want to watch the national news. I see a woman talking into many microphones saying, “…and he WILL be impeached.” I was disappointed – he’s the president! He’s our leader! He is so formal, so strong, so presidential. How can he be doing such bad things? He came to my town, after all! I admired him. How could someone in such an office do those things? In my life, we have had both good and bad presidents. I probably admire Barack Obama the most – I also liked Clinton and Reagan. What did we learn here? Ask questions. Investigate. A free press is tantamount to a free society. If I could talk to my 7 or 8 year old self, I would say, no one person is all-powerful – everyone, including the President, is subject to the laws of the land. I keep my congressman and senators on speed dial. I have been calling them a lot lately – and we all should – both if we like something and if we don’t.
fred houpt
fascinating. I look forward to one day reading this important book.
Lisa Mills
I respect Bob Woodward yet he monopolized too much of the conversation Since Alex Butterfield hadn’t spoken about President Nixon or Watergate since it happened, I would like to have heard more from him.
Bart Alder
11:22 the “talking about what we’re talking about” prefatory remarks finally stop and the actual talking finally begins.
NunyaDammeBiznis
John Dean testified before Alex Butterfield. He stated that he thought the conversations were recorded. When Mr. Butterfield testified, they asked him if there were recording devices. Wonder where they got that from? I don’t.
Mike Jensen
Brian “Gimbal-neck” Schottlaender was voted “Most Desperately In Need Of A Teleprompter” at this year’s Windy Words Toastmasters banquet in Sleepy Hollow, NY.
Jonathan R. Zeko
Bob Woodward‘s continuous sanctimonious retrograde criticism of Nixon can get old. Much of what he says is true, but 100 years from now Nixon will be important, and no one will know who he or Bernstein was. I always get a kick out of the fact that liberals can be so sympathetic to some people but so harsh on others. In Woodward‘s case, I think a lot of it is just about his constant and unremitting self-promotion. It’s almost as though he needs to keep telling the same story over and over again to make himself relevant.
Dennis Cassley
ANOTHER EXAMPLE of an emcee, moderator, whatever, thinking IT’S ABOUT HIM!! It’s like “open mic” at a wedding. SHUT UP and get to the subject of the meeting/presentation.
David Delaney
Throughout this and other presentations, I find Woodward boring distraction, forever attempting to establish a relevance that does not exist. Let Butterfield talk and shut up Booooob !
Erik Smith
Woodward seems ignorant about politics. Politicians don’t let the public know who they “really are.”
Dennis Cassley
A NEARLY 12-MINUTE “INTRODUCTION”? NOBODY came to hear YOU, dude…!!
Allan Young
Woodward likes to constantly interrupt and get his views across. I would much rather hear more from Mr. Butterfield about what happened from his point of view. We have already heard what Mr. Woodward has to say, from many sources.
The End
The guy with glasses, too annoying of a voice
TBCA Blessings
What hypocrite he makes his career over the back of Nixon. It makes me sick to watch guy over and over again. Nixon-Kissinger opened the door to China ended the Vietnam war and here this guy filled his pocket over Nixon mistake. What a patriot??? This guy makes me sick.

11 Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings

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21 nov. 2015

Produced by WETA, Washington D.C., and originally aired on PBS in 1983, the first in the Summer of Judgment documentary series reflects on the events surrounding the Watergate Affair during the summer of 1973 and the work of the Senate Watergate Committee. 
 
Includes coverage of the testimonies of John Dean, John Mitchell, Bob Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman, and then-present day interviews with Chairman Sen. Sam Ervin, along with Sens. Daniel Inouye and Lowell Weicker, Committee Chief Counsel Sam Dash, and Minority Counsel (and future Senator and Law & Order actor) Fred Thompson.

12 Summer of Judgment: The Impeachment Hearings — PBS (1983)

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10 okt. 2015

Produced by WETA, Washington DC, and aired on PBS in 1983, the second of the Summer of Judgment series reflects on the events surrounding the Watergate Affair during the summer of 1974 and the work of the House Judiciary Committee — including Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas — during its impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.

13 Inside Watergate – Symposium at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication

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14 jun. 2012

 
The LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs commemorated the 40th anniversary of one of the most infamous moments in the country’s political history, the 1972 Watergate break-in, by hosting “Inside Watergate: A Retrospective on the Watergate Scandal and Its Coverage — 40 Years Later.” The symposium, which was held in the Journalism Building’s Holliday Forum, hosted two key figures in the Watergate investigation — former Washington Post editor Barry Sussman and former federal prosecutor Earl J. Silbert, as well as Max Holland, author of the book “Leak: Why Mark Felt Became Deep Throat.” The three, along with Reilly Center Director Bob Mann, discussed how Watergate changed and influenced Washington, D.C., politics at the time, and its legacy for the American people.
 
nervesheethsarcoma
matooli
Cover your ears at 2:02
nervesheethsarcoma
on second thought…..this presentation is either a revelation of truth I wasn’t aware of or some sour grapes on the part of these gentleman…..I knew Deep Throat WAS a overrated player, just seems his role is completely marginalized….. opinion, DEAL WITH IT!
mark helton
If it wasn’t for Watergate, Woodward and Bernstein would be running a car wash!!

14 Watergate Episode 1: “Break-In,” Discovery Channel, August 7, 1994


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WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994

18 nov. 2015

Nixon had definitely his flaws and rightfully was impeached (or would have been, if he wouldn’t have resigned) but in comparison to Donald Trump (and the events today in Washington DC) Nixon was like Mother Theresa.
BTW: The GOP is supposed to be the anti slavery party and not a host for a bunch of gun loving, xenophobic, white supremacy, uneducated racists.
 
 
 

15 The Mysteries of Watergate

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29 mei 2010

May 2010: Geoff Shepard, former Associate Director of the White House Domestic Counsel, and former Deputy of President Nixon’s legal defense raises questions about John Dean and the special prosecutor’s case against the administration.
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Situated on nine rolling acres in Yorba Linda, California, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum offers visitors an insider’s glimpse into the events, people and world that shaped, and were shaped by, the 37th President.
 
 
 

16 Bob Woodward reveals Nixon secrets from White House aide

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13 okt. 2015

It’s been 41 years since Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign, and we’re still learning new secrets about his alleged deception and crimes beyond Watergate. They’re being revealed by Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield, who shared details with legendary Watergate reporter Bob Woodward. Woodward joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book, “The Last of the President’s Men,” published by Simon and Schuster, a division of CBS.
 
Deborah Hoffman
From the cynical comments below, none of us could ever believe that anyone anywhere is honest, and everything is a lie somehow. There is truth out there. And honest people. Bob Woodard is one of them.
Beth Grant-DeRoos
Am literally crying thinking of the many lives lost all because Nixon wanted to be re-elected.  The more things change the more they stay the same.  Is Obama any different? Was GWBush any different?
Jean
Why do intelligent people, knowing full well what is motivating the President, continue to serve at his bidding? Where are their morals? their backbones?
Linda T
i tell people all of the time, educate yourself before you vote. at least check their voting records
Blackrain4xmas
Presidents always do military decisions based on elections. Roosevelt invaded Africa for electoral purposes. Lincoln gave his emancipation proclamation for electoral purposes. Obama covered up Benghazi for electoral purposes. Clinton bombed Iraq in 1994, 1996, and 1998 for electoral purposes. Bush didn’t start his 6months of buildup to invade Iraq until 911 had been a year earlier, and just on the eve of midterm elections (91202 address to the UN). Even George Washington wrote that in a democracy, the military has to take in mind the electoral will of the people.
Bob Backwick
Greg Miller
Bots and trolls are alive and well. Way too much tea drinking in the comments. Truth wins.
clocksurfer
…and how many yellow “bombies” dropped over Laos?
Vicky Abramowitz
I remember Nixon’s resignation in August 1974 like it was yesterday. I was 19 years old and in training as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home. I remember so many of the staff gathering in the patients’ TV room to see Nixon leaving the White House. People were stunned!!! Nixon was the only US President to ever resign from office and still is. Of course, none of us knows what the future holds. But we do know that history can, and often does, repeat itself.
Fairy Lady
Mr. Woodward needs to watch Jesse Ventura’s video on Targeted Individuals
Robert Stewart
Holier-than-thou Bob Woodward at it again.
IAN PAYNE
Nixon was probably still one of the best Prez’s the US has ever had !!!!
nick harris
woodward is funny. almost every word a lie
Edward Russell
God was watching then the murders of His creation… and God is still watching … so consequences are showing up..

17 John Dean “The Nixon Defense”

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12 aug. 2014

What did the president know, and when did he know it? That was the iconic question of the Watergate scandal and Dean, who served as Nixon’s legal counsel, argues that it remains to be answered. Using his own transcripts of conversations with Nixon and his circle as well as drawing on archived documents, Dean resolves the outstanding mysteries surrounding the break-in and cover-up. (Penguin Press)
 
Joseph Stokes
Mr. Dean! I am a Vietnam veteran and want to tell you I have the greatest respect for what you did and continue to do! Best of luck and thanks!
Margie Large-O Mussolini
I’ve always admired John, and he became my hero when he stood up like a man and did the right thing by coming clean with everything he knew. Nobody on this earth can criticize him for his deeds, we’re all human and fallible, it’s how and what we do to make up for those mistakes that defines who we are. John, unlike some of the obvious losers of the era, could have been relegated to the manure heap of history, but his humanism, intellect and drive would not accept nor allow that. History is going to make note of his contributions, both during the Watergate period and since, for his untiring efforts to chronicle and lend insider perspective to the events which to most of us seem almost beyond comprehension. It was a historic period in our history that those of who experienced it were lucky to be alive, sad as it was. Thank you, Mr. Dean, for everything you’ve done.
Mark
For all the time John Dean spent transcribing, we owe him a very Big Thank You. For example, at 16:13, he says that he sometimes spent 8 hrs on 1 minute of conversation (just to make sure he got it right). That’s dedicaton! Hopefully, it wasn’t all arduous work, and that maybe he had some fun with it too.
Albert Arthur Parsnips
Remarkably judicious and restrained summations,..packed with intriguing detail, to boot,..from a man whose entire life could easily have been completely buggered up by his boss. Well done, John !
shikat2371
As noted by Dean, Nixon just wasn’t good at small talk. And Dean wasn’t the only one who expressed the same sentiments about Nixon. Alex Butterfield, Haldeman’s aide, also described Nixon as the oddest man he had ever met. Nixon was great with 100 million people. He was lousy with just 10 people. Even with close friends, there was distance. Bebe Rebozo, one of Nixon’s’ “closest” friends, would often call him “Mr. President” instead of “Dick” or “Richard”.
Rosemary Holdredge
I greatly admire John Dean. His testimony before the Senate investigating committee was riveting, and he was the only witness who came across as candid and truthful. His book, “The Nixon Defense” is probably the most complete description of Watergate available. Some of the tape transcripts have already been published, but they are difficult to read and follow. Dean puts all the conversations into context, which finally makes the conversations understandable.
Thomas Kossatz
A young man works for the WH, and of course he is proud about it. When the projects he has to work on get more and more weird, he says: Stop! He tells his boss (Nixon), to save his ptecidency he has to fire himself (!) and the 2 “german shepards” Ehrlicman and Haldeman. But his boss continues, in fact, he tries to make him the scapegoat. It needs balls to go the Dean way, and I have the fullest respect. The reason he had to spend 3 months in jail is quickly told. The Justice Department could have immunized him as an important witness. But it worked for the Nixon administration and was not interested in the truth. If a patriot is a person who lives the values of the constitution, Dean is one.
jorgenmoll
Great video….thanks
SJ R
I remember thinking how beautiful Dean’s wife, Maureen Kane Dean, was, and if you look up her history she is as smart as she is beautiful
Bart Alder
John Dean’s talk starts at 3:10
king superbus
im starting to rethink this whole watergate event
SOMAAB4 146
Let’s continue to pray!!!!
margaret neanover
Was he talked about in office? They have such big deals..
John Podlesnik
This guy is a liar. Read ” Silent Coup ” written by the late Len Colodny. Colodny won a a substantial amount against Dean who settled out of court after a long , drawn out lawsuit.
Patreon Sage
What did Trump do and say, and when did he do it and say it? SSDP.
Harry Balasgna
Would anyone watching this trust John Dean as your attorney or business partner ?
strawnobi
This guy deserves no respect. Yes, he told the truth. But to save his own butt. He admits he helped in the cover up but somehow always tries to claim righteousness because he fessed up. Bull, he fessed up because he was being granted an immunity deal at the time. Although if memory serves he did end up serving a little jail time. But in the end he got a slap on the wrist.
marcot5 de jong
“Didn’t you used to be Cheney”😂😂😂😂😂
 
Brian Logan
Ok, his 4 months in prison were really nights in an army barracks and daily driven to DC office to work on his book. He never went o any real jail.
David Argon
Dean lied under Oath.
TheTTBT
Close your eyes and pretend Chevy Chase is speaking. Even the laugh is Chevy Chase-esque.
This Face Believes You
Whoa whoa whoa… 11:53 did he just say they drilled holes in the Resolute desk to accommodate a fucking tape recorder?
bowie12
Trying to rewrite history.
M C
Guy in the orange shirt at 34:34 looks familiar…
Luci Galaxi
TheRimlick69
What did he resolve?  Are you sorely misinformed or what?  That bookstore is lame, horrible selection.  Much better options in the DC metro area.  May  list them to counter your thoughtless plug?
Luporis
Thomas Clinton
He’s always had a Pollyanna complex.
Frank S
As guilty as anyone, but the stool pigeon squealed because he was afraid of getting porked in prison.

18 The Impact of Watergate: Why Should We Care?

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15 aug. 2013

During the Spring 2004 symposium segment “Why Should We Care?”, UCF students spoke about former President Richard Nixon and how the scandal of Watergate ensued by the President and members of the Republican party affected the administration, the American people and the newspaper business.

19 President Nixon’s Farewell to the White House Staff

 

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17 jan. 2012

August 9, 1974: President Nixon bids farewell to the White House staff.
 
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20 The Real Watergate Scandal: Collusion, Conspiracy and the Plot that Brought Nixon Down

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Live gestreamd op 27 okt. 2015

Forty years after Nixon’s resignation, Geoff Shepard, the youngest lawyer on Nixon’s Watergate defense team, is back with newly uncovered documents from prosecutors’ files. A book signing follows.

21 Episode 1: The Break-In | Watergate | American Scandal | Full Episode


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21 mei 2022

Don’t miss the full season of American Scandal: Watergate! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Episode 1: The Break-In
President Nixon’s reelection campaign hatches a plan. It’s dangerous and risky. But it could secure a victory in the upcoming election.

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Series Description
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.

Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham.

In this season of American Scandal, Lindsay Graham dives deep in to the major political scandal of Watergate involving President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempt at covering up their hand in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters Watergate Office Building in order for Nixon’s re-election; Nixon’s eventual impeachment read: United States v. Nixon; the release of the Nixon White House tapes; using the FBI, CIA, and IRS as political weapons; the kidnapping of Martha Mitchell; and the role of media and the public in it all.

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22 Episode 2: The President’s Decision | Watergate | American Scandal | Full Episode

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22 mei 2022

Episode 2: The President’s Decision The Washington Post begins investigating a mysterious crime. President Nixon confronts a crisis.
 

Series Description
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.

Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham.

In this season of American Scandal, Lindsay Graham dives deep in to the major political scandal of Watergate involving President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempt at covering up their hand in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters Watergate Office Building in order for Nixon’s re-election; Nixon’s eventual impeachment read: United States v. Nixon; the release of the Nixon White House tapes; using the FBI, CIA, and IRS as political weapons; the kidnapping of Martha Mitchell; and the role of media and the public in it all.

23 Episode 3: The Fifth Man | Watergate | American Scandal | Full Episode

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23 mei 2022

Don’t miss the full season of American Scandal: Watergate!
 

Episode 3: The Fifth Man
Woodward and Bernstein uncover a shocking revelation about President Nixon’s chief of staff. But when their story is published, the reporters find themselves backed into a corner.

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Series Description
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.

Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham.

In this season of American Scandal, Lindsay Graham dives deep in to the major political scandal of Watergate involving President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempt at covering up their hand in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters Watergate Office Building in order for Nixon’s re-election; Nixon’s eventual impeachment read: United States v. Nixon; the release of the Nixon White House tapes; using the FBI, CIA, and IRS as political weapons; the kidnapping of Martha Mitchell; and the role of media and the public in it all.

24 Episode 4: A Cancer Within | Watergate | American Scandal | Full Episode

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24 mei 2022

 
A Senate hearing sets in motion a new crisis. With the cover-up unraveling, White House counsel John Dean takes matters into his own hands.

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Series Description
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.

Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham.

In this season of American Scandal, Lindsay Graham dives deep in to the major political scandal of Watergate involving President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempt at covering up their hand in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters Watergate Office Building in order for Nixon’s re-election; Nixon’s eventual impeachment read: United States v. Nixon; the release of the Nixon White House tapes; using the FBI, CIA, and IRS as political weapons; the kidnapping of Martha Mitchell; and the role of media and the public in it all.

25 Episode 5: The Smoking Gun | Watergate | American Scandal | Full Episode

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25 mei 2022

 

Episode 5: The Smoking Gun
President Nixon fights the release of his secret tapes. But with the country thrust into a constitutional crisis, Nixon has to make a gut-wrenching decision.

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Series Description
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.

Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame? From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars and Tides of History comes American Scandal, where we take you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught. Hosted by Lindsay Graham.

In this season of American Scandal, Lindsay Graham dives deep in to the major political scandal of Watergate involving President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempt at covering up their hand in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Headquarters Watergate Office Building in order for Nixon’s re-election; Nixon’s eventual impeachment read: United States v. Nixon; the release of the Nixon White House tapes; using the FBI, CIA, and IRS as political weapons; the kidnapping of Martha Mitchell; and the role of media and the public in it all.

26 John Dean on Watergate: “If we don’t learn the lesson, democracy’s in trouble”

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4 jun. 2022

 
Fifty years ago, the break-in at the Watergate Hotel began a chain reaction that would forever impact American politics. CNN’s Jim Acosta and Nixon White House Counsel John Dean sit down at the National Archives Museum to discuss the real story behind the greatest cover-up in American History.

27 The Last of the President’s Men with Bob Woodward Alex Butterfield and Michael Bernstein —

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18 dec. 2015

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Investigative journalist Bob Woodward and former White House aide Alex Butterfield join Michael Bernstein for a conversation about Butterfield’s decision to reveal the existence of tape recordings that eventually led to Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency. Series: “Helen Edison Lecture Series” [1/2016] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 30187]

28 What Was Watergate?

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1 apr. 2022

 
Start your free trial TODAY so you can check out the Watergate documentary “Nixon in the Den” as well as the rest of MagellanTV’s amazing history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/video/nixo… Mr. Beat explains the Watergate scandal. Produced by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat’s band) and Underbelly & Ty Mayer. Thanks to Steven Beat for helping me with this video!

29 Donald Trump and Richard Nixon: The similarities between two U.S. presidents

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15 jan. 2018

Donald Trump seems to be mimicking Richard Nixon’s political techniques. Terence McKenna takes a closer look at the similarities between the two U.S. presidents.
 
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30 The big problem with comparing Trump to Nixon


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12 mei 2018


 
Donald Trump may look a lot like Richard Nixon right now. But there is one glaring difference between these two men’s presidencies: Fox News.

Trump and Nixon are similar in a lot of ways: they both faced major FBI investigations, were accused of obstructing justice, lashed out at the media, and oozed raw sexual charisma. Some pundits look at those similarities and assert that, like Nixon, Trump will also face impeachment.

But Nixon never had Fox News. As trust in mainstream media has collapsed over the past 40 years, the amount of conservative media has exploded. And sources like Fox News have spent months casting doubt on the FBI and the Mueller special investigation.

Without a uniting narrative in the media, it’s unlikely Trump will face impeachment or that Republicans in Congress will be the ones to hold the president accountable for his actions, regardless of what Mueller ultimately finds.

On Strikethrough, Vox producer Carlos Maza explores the challenges facing the news media in the age of Trump. 

Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving the events in the headlines. 

31 From Trump to Nixon: “Watergate” Film Explains “How We Learned to Stop an Out of Control President”

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7 okt. 2019

President Donald Trump called openly Thursday for the leaders of Ukraine and China to investigate Trump’s campaign rival Joe Biden and Biden’s son Hunter for corruption. Trump’s explicit remarks during a press conference came as leaders of the Democratic-led House pushed ahead rapidly with their impeachment investigation. President Trump is just the fourth U.S. president to face a formal impeachment inquiry, joining Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. We spend the hour looking at back at the Watergate scandal, which led to Nixon’s resignation in 1974 and is the focus of a documentary titled “Watergate — Or: How We Learned to Stop an Out of Control President.” Drawing on 3,400 hours of audiotapes, archival footage and declassified documents, the film chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in 1972, which precipitated Nixon’s eventual resignation two years later under threat of impeachment. We play clips from the film and speak with its director, Charles Ferguson, who won an Academy Award for his documentary “Inside Job.”
 

32 Trump is sounding a lot like Nixon during Watergate


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11 mrt. 2019

 
How President Trump’s handling of the Russia investigation compares with President Nixon’s response to Watergate.
 
 

33 “Conspiratorial Mindset”: From Nixon to Trump, Lessons for Jan. 6 Hearing 50 Years After Watergate

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15 jun. 2022

The 50th anniversary of the Watergate burglary in 1972 this Friday comes as public hearings are underway by the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection. We speak with Garrett Graff, author of “Watergate: A New History,” about critical lessons and historical parallels between the defining controversies of the Nixon and Trump presidencies. Rather than isolated crimes, Watergate and January 6 should be seen as culminating events of U.S. presidencies that share a “dark, criminal, conspiratorial mindset that drives and links together so many of their scandals,” says Graff.
 
 

34 TERUG IN DE TIJD: Watergate, het schandaal dat leidde tot het aftreden van Nixon

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22 okt. 2014

 
De Amerikaanse journalist Ben Bradlee is overleden. Hij was hoofdredacteur van The Washington Post toen die krant het Watergate-schandaal aan het licht bracht. Dat politieke schandaal leidde uiteindelijk tot het aftreden van president Nixon in 1974. Ben Bradlee was 93 jaar. Twee journalisten van the Washington Post, Bob Woordward en Carl Bernstein onthullen dat het Witte Huis in 1972 opdracht gaf om in te breken in het hoofdkantoor van de Democratische Partij. Doel was om de verkiezingscampagne van de Democraten te saboteren.

35 How the Watergate scandal changed Washington

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12 jun. 2022

Fifty years after the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington’s Watergate complex, we are still piecing together the story of a crime, and a coverup, that brought down a presidency. CBS News’ Robert Costa talks with journalist Garrett Graff, author of “Watergate: A New History,” about what we are still learning of a political tragedy, and in what ways the unfolding scandal has shaped Washington today.
 
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36 The Legacy of All the President’s Men

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9 mei 2012

Robert Redford, Bob Woodward, and Carl Bernstein recognized the 35th anniversary of the film All the President’s Men at the LBJ Library on April 21, 2011. The three entertained the audience with stories of the steps it took to turn the book about Watergate into a film; they took us behind the scenes of filming; and each discussed the impact the film has today, 35 years after its release.

37 Bob Woodward: ‘I’m Convinced’ That Donald Trump ‘Conspired In A Criminal Way’

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7 jun. 2022

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss what’s at stake in the January 6 investigation ahead of the select committee’s public hearings. “I’m convinced having spent part of my life on Donald Trump that he and others conspired in a criminal way to overturn the election and prevent Biden from taking power legitimately,” says Woodward. “Section 371 of the Criminal Code makes it very clear: if you work to subvert a legitimate function of government, you are committing a crime, and we have overt acts by Donald Trump going on to this day.” 

38 Nixon & The Watergate Scandal Documentary

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39 The Seedy Underbelly Of The American Presidency | Destination: White House | Timeline

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21 mei 2022

This doc probes the presidential campaigns that have changed America through the eyes of former campaigners, journalists and researchers. Find out how financing, crime and corruption, and TV debates play a major role in swaying political opinion on the way to the White House.

40 “Watergate: The Secret Story” – 1992


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9 apr 2017

CBS News special that aired on June 17, 1992 – the 20th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Recorded off air, WHDH-TV, Boston. Commercials included.

 

 

 

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Watergate: The Secret Story (1992)

On July 23, 1973, an aide to President Richard Nixon secretly taped all conversations in the Oval Office, making it possible to find out who was telling the truth. A battle for the tapes began immediately, and Nixon appointed Archibald Cox as a special prosecutor to investigate. On June 17, 1992, a CBS News special aired, and Mike Wallace later released a DVD about this event.

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41 Who Solved Watergate?

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7 feb 2019
 
A Panel Discussion

42 Horny Artist Prank

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10 apr. 2011

 
Artist draws himself sleeping with the people he’s drawing. Somehow, most girls find it creepy. A presentation of the Just For Laughs Gags. The funny hidden camera pranks show for the whole family. Juste pour rire les gags, l’émission de caméra caché la plus comique de la télé!