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1 day ago · Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren became president after one term of the vice presidency. Gerald Ford assumed the Oval Office after a year when Richard Nixon resigned. Lyndon B. Johnson was ...
5 days ago · After two years of investigations and the Supreme Court’s decision to turn over the secret Oval Office tapes, President Richard Nixon resigned to avoid what was almost certain impeachment.
4 days ago · On June 17, 1972, a team of burglars was caught breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. After two years of explosive hearings, testimony, and reporting ...
1 day ago · The Watergate Show Trial. October 2024 By Geoff Shepard. “The Last Supper,” a 1974 satirical poster depicting President Richard Nixon, his senior aides, and legislators on the eve of the Watergate cover-up trial, in the style of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous work. Nixon’s aides pictured on the president’s right-hand side, from left-to ...
2 days ago · 1972: "Watergate: Attempted Wiretapping". <drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="3bf5d6a6-9c90-41e7-9878-f2b9337a4645" data-caption='An exterior view of the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. which contained the headquarters of the Democratic National Party burglarized on June 17, 1972 and leading to the resignation of ...
5 days ago · Bob Woodward, American journalist and author who, with Carl Bernstein, broke and reported on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. Woodward later covered such notable events as the September 11 attacks, and he wrote popular books about the administrations of various presidents.
6 days ago · With its location in the nation’s capital, The Post has a long tradition of being a watchdog for misdeeds by politicians and government agencies, including its reporting on The Pentagon Papers , the Watergate scandal, and secret surveillance by the National Security Agency.
5 days ago · John Mitchell was the U.S. attorney general during the Nixon administration who served 19 months in prison (1977–79) for his participation in the Watergate Scandal. Mitchell played semiprofessional hockey while working his way through Fordham University (New York City) and Fordham law school.
1 day ago · The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon defeated Democratic Senator George McGovern in a landslide victory. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Richard Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the Republican ...
1 day ago · Watergate: Attempted Wiretapping. HD transmission is still down due to a lightning strike Aug. 15. Classic and The X are still streaming.
