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  1. May 22, 2024 · See the new permanent Watergate exhibit and explore the evidence, from conspiracy thinking to political espionage, to the cover-up, and more. Includes tapes newly digitized in November 2011. A list of links to both audio and written versions. An involving website that looks at the trial, the hearings, the tapes, and the aftermath of the ...

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  2. May 23, 2024 · The Watergate scandal was a significant political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. It originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee ...

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  4. May 15, 2024 · Tom Boggioni. May 20, 2024. Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) appearance at Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan last week was trashed by a Colorado columnist who took the embattled Republican ...

  5. May 22, 2024 · U.S. Senate Historian Kate Scott discussed the factors that led to the Watergate hearings, who served on the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, the public's interest in the ...

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  6. May 13, 2024 · G. Gordon Liddy (born November 30, 1930, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died March 30, 2021, Fairfax county, Virginia) was an American political operative and a mastermind of the break-ins that led to the Watergate scandal, which ultimately resulted in the resignation of U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon. Later, Liddy became a successful right-wing radio ...

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  7. May 17, 2024 · The break-in was an attempt to wiretap the DNC headquarters and discover documents that could be used against the Democratic candidate in the 1972 election. The break-in and subsequent attempts at a cover-up led to the investigation and exposure of the whole affair. That ultimately led to President Nixon deciding to resign from office in 1974.

  8. May 18, 2024 · He also reflects on changes in the media landscape since the Watergate era, notably the decline in the number of newspapers investing in investigative journalism.