The second aspect of the scandal was a secret coverup, directed personally by nixon and his aides to prevent public knowledge of the watergate burglary and the other operations. Timeline for watergate scandal november 5, 1968 richard milhouse nixon, the 55yearold former vice president who lost the presidency for the republicans in 1960, reclaims it by defeating hubert humphrey in one of the closest elections in u. The secret story, 1992, directed by maurice murad, with ben bradlee, mike wallace, bob woodward, at turner classic movies. It occurred in the 1970s and changed the way the general public perceived politicians. January 21, 1969 nixon is inaugurated as the 37th president of the united states. Why was president nixon willing to risk his reelection with so many repeated burglaries at the watergateand other washington officesin just a few weeks. New nixon documentary highlights how easily the white. The story of watergates deep throat woodward, bob isbn. Earlier this year, grays deputy mark felty confessed to being deep throat. Great story, for watergate fans, political junkie or journalism person. Felt was a hoover loyalist, and not a nixon loyalist.
Pakula with a screenplay by william goldman, it is based on the 1974 nonfiction book of the same name by carl bernstein and bob woodward, the two journalists investigating the watergate scandal for the washington post. The robbers were caught while attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. His latest book is entitled white house call girl, the real watergate story. Cthough thenpresident nixon had endured two years of mounting political embarrassments, the courtordered release of the smoking gun tape about the burglaries in august. This includes thousands of recently declassified cia and fbi files, newly released nixon tapes, and exclusive interviews with those involved in the events surrounding watergateranging from former nixon officials to key aides. Deep throat, watergate, and the bureaucratic politics of the fbi on my a 31, 2005, mor f er fbi associae t direcor twm.
President richard nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to nixons resignation. Skvheshakespeares mother the secret life of a tudor woman 1,470,092 views 59. While nixon cruised toward reelection in the fall of 1972. Watergate scandal wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The watergate scandal was one of the biggest scandals to rock the us. Wir haben diesen artikel in unser usa aktuelles portal eingestellt. The peytonallen files 2010 solves a 1960 lovers lane. The secret man the story of watergate s deep throat signed edition bob woodward on. Jakeroo 16 september 2005 but this wellmade documentary of 1992 errs when it concludes that patrick gray, fbi chief, was the source of informations for reporters bernstein and woodward. In his own words, released this week just ahead 40th anniversary of. All the presidents men by carl bernstein, the final days by bob woodward, the secret man. Kennedy center for the performing arts, the buildings include. The hidden history lamar waldron counterpoint 2012 808 pages.
In the early hours of that midjune morning, and in the middle of a presidential campaign, five men were arrested for breaking into the democratic national. Deep throat, the secret source whose insider guidance was vital to the washington posts groundbreaking coverage of the watergate scandal, was a pillar of the fbi named w. All the presidents men is a 1976 american political thriller film about the watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of richard m. Covering a total of 10 acres 4 ha adjacent to the john f. Thanks mainly to deep throat exposed in 2005 as fbi official mark felt, who died last month, they go on to.
Perhaps the key story in the entire watergate investigation, in sussmans opinion, was one that appeared in the post aug. Dahlberg, a minnesota businessman and nixon fund raiser. The two reporters filed groundbreaking stories on watergate and were aided by a source known as deep throat who was not revealed as w. Watergate 600 600 new hampshire ave nw, office building not involved in the. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. Watergate berlin 2020 all you need to know before you. Please consult government travel advisories before. This quiz and worksheet combo will test your knowledge of the watergate scandal. The watergate breakin on june 17, 1972, police apprehended five men attempting to break into and wiretap democratic party offices. As a journalist, stanford is best known for his continuing work on the 1989 murder. After denying the times story on meet the press, priebus asked a top fbi official to support that deniala request the bureau properly rejected because its probe is still continuing. The watergate complex is a group of six buildings in the foggy bottom neighborhood of washington, d.
Watergate alltime conspiracies offers a quick guide to americas most. Reviewed in the united states on february 11, 2005 i ran across this documentary when i was doing a presentation in my high school law class. The watergate trials were a legal messand now, with the discovery of new documents that reveal shocking misconduct by prosecutors and judges alike, former nixon staffer geoff shepard has a convincing case that the wrongdoing of these historymaking trials was actually a bigger scandal than the watergate scandal itself. 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 committee headquarters at the washington, d.
Security officers log of the watergate office building showing entry for june 17, 1972 nara 304970 page 3. The story of watergate s deep throat, bob woodward lays down the watergate history and then spends the rest of the book detailing his struggle with revealing the identity of deep throat, the source that helped him and carl bernstein understand and unveil the scandal. Watergate scandal the best books covering the infamous watergate scandal. Former cbs newsman daniel schorr does an excellent job narrating the series, as he gradually unfolds the scandal that took down the president.
The secret history of watergate james thomas snyder. Richard nixon said that he was not a crook but that was just another one of his lies. His identity was kept secret until 2005, when felt himself confessed to family members that he was indeed the man known as deep throat. The callgirl ring, operating with a branch office in the dnc, was also discussed in. Watergate west 2700 virginia avenue nw, cooperative apartments. The episode is one of many dissected in director peter kunhardts new hbo documentary, nixon by nixon. Get the latest on watergate from rachel maddow, lawrence odonnell, chris hayes, chris matthews, al sharpton, joe scarborough. Topics on the quiz include president richard nixons involvement in the scandal and. While richard nixons culpability for watergate has long been establishedmost recently by pbs in 2003whats truly remarkable that after almost forty years, conventional accounts of the scandal still dont address nixons motive. He was the most corrupt public official to reach high office in the history of the united states of america. The story of watergate s deep throat woodward, bob isbn. In the article, sigal revealed a campus controversy that embroiled haldeman in the late 1940s, involving a dead dog. The watergate scandal started off as a burglary of the democratic nation committee headquarters at the watergate complex in washington. The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration of u.
Now, along with stories about watergate, some of the juicier details are. The term watergate refers to a series of events, spanning from 1972 to 1974, that gained its name from burglaries of the headquarters of the democratic national committee in the watergate hotel in washington, d. The credibility of the story was automatically suspect because its originator was universally painted as a crackpot. This is an incredible piece of historical journalism that expounds on a littleknown part of the watergate story one, that may be the literal key to the motivation for the second, most infamous, breakin at the dnc. The watergate scandal 2 it was a scandal that led to the impeachment of us president nixon. If youre unfamiliar with the subject, this would make a nice companion read to a gmans life. However, for those who are not aware of the scandal, here is a summary of the watergate scandal. On june 17, 1972 a robbery occurred inside the office of the democratic national committee, located in the watergate building in washington, d. As a reporter for uclas daily bruin i wrote about a new york times oped published after the 1993 death of h. It was a period that left many americans dismayed and disappointed not only due to the outcomes of the vietnam war that had taken place but also due to the watergate scandal that directly vindicated the president olson, 2003.
Deep throat, watergate, and the bureaucratic politics of. Stanfords other books include portland confidential, which won the independent publishers best true crime award for 2005. Gonzalez was one of the five men arrested for breaking into the watergate offices of the democratic national committee. The discovery channel aired watergate during the late 80s and early 90s, but it hasnt been shown for quite awhile. It is billed as the real story behind watergate, 468 pages that weave facts and assertions with a good deal of speculation. The secret man the story of watergates deep throat. On that date it became a byword for political corruption.