The presidents' attacks on the electoral process — and their dark personal impulses — defined two of the most dangerous and troubling eras in American history.
By Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
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Early drafts of the screenplay struggled with how to depict Woodward and Bernstein
By Ann Hornaday
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Herblock, Garry Trudeau, Patrick Oliphant, Paul Conrad and others created memorable cartoons that skewered Nixon and Watergate, making the era a boom time for political satire.
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from the archives: 1968-72Before the fall
By Alfred E. Lewis
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Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block graphically captured the Watergate story in more than 100 often-memorable drawings done between June 1972 and August 1974.
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from the archives: 1973-74End of a presidency
By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
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THE AFTERMATH
By Bob Woodward and
Carl Bernstein
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- Nixon Tells Editors, ‘I’m Not a Crook’
- President Hands Over Transcripts
- Court Orders Nixon to Yield Tapes; President Promises to Comply Fully
- Judiciary Committee Approves Article to Impeach President Nixon, 27 to 11
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from the archives: 1975-PresentAfter the fall
By Benjamin C. Bradlee
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- Behind the Statesman, A Reel Nixon Endures
- For Subjects of Tapes, the Voice of History
- Nixon Lawyers Battle For Return of ‘Private’ Segments of His Tapes
- Watergate Libel Suit Settled
- Nixon’s Fateful Reversal
- U.S. Argues Against Return Of Excerpts of Nixon Tapes
- Nixon Logs Burn to Ashes
- Court Upholds Order on Tapes for Nixon Estate
- Nixon Papers Portray Fear Of News Plot
By Karlyn Barker and
Walter Pincus
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- Second Trial Opens In Watergate Case: Ex-DNC Worker Suing Gordon Liddy
- Watergate Papers Sold For $5 Million: University of Texas Deal Keeps Sources Secret
- Nixon Data May Be Calif.-Bound: Sponsors Vow Continued Public Access to Tapes, Papers
- Still Bugged By Nixon: Archives Releases More Watergate Tapes
- Haig Said Nixon Joked of Nuking Hill: Transcripts of Phone Talks Are Released by Archives
As a Friendship — and the Watergate Story — Developed, Source’s Motives Remained a Mystery to Woodward
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obituaries
By Martin Weil and Eleanor Randolph
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- John N. Mitchell, Principal in Watergate, Dies at 75
- H.R. Haldeman Dies: Was Nixon Chief of Staff; Watergate Role Led to 18 Months in Prison
- Maurice Stans Dies
- Watergate ‘Bagman’ Fred LaRue, 75, Dies
- Watergate-Era FBI Chief L. Patrick Gray III Dies at 88
- E. Howard Hunt, 1918-2007; Ex-Spy Crafted Watergate, Other Schemes
- W. Mark Felt, 1913-2008; Man Known as 'Deep Throat
- Bernard L. Barker, 1917-2009; Defiant Watergate Burglar, Ex-CIA Operative
- Herbert G. Klein, 1918-2009; White House Director of Communications During Watergate
- Alfred Baldwin, chief Watergate eavesdropper and lookout, is dead at 83
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- John Sirica, Watergate Judge, Dies
- DNC’s Stanley Greigg Dies; Signed Watergate Complaint
- Chesterfield Smith; ABA Head During Watergate
- John J. Rhodes Dies; Led GOP In House During Watergate
- Helen M. Smith Dies; Aide to Pat Nixon
- Archibald Cox, 1912-2004: Watergate Prosecutor Faced Down the President
- Watergate Committee Chief Counsel Samuel Dash Dies
- Rose Mary Woods Dies; Loyal Nixon Secretary
- James Bierbower; Lawyer in High-Profile Cases
- Federal Judge Robert R. Merhige Dies
- Federal Transcriber William Reckert Dies
- Martin F. Dardis, 83; Investigator Linked Watergate Crime to Nixon
- Robert Mardian; Attorney Caught Up in Watergate Scandal