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Watergate
Watergate
More than 50 years later, America's most famous presidential scandal is still relevant
The Watergate story
The break-in
June 17, 1972: A burglary at Democratic National Committee headquarters
The cover-up
President Nixon tries to ensure Watergate will be forgotten.
The president
Richard Nixon was a self-made manâuntil he unmade himself
The aftermath
President Nixon waves goodbye, and America reckons with the fallout
Right
âI shall resign the presidencyâ
On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the firstâand onlyâpresident to resign his office
Watch the speech
Past events
Watergate redux: The new age of White House investigative reporting
Scandals from presidencies past fueled much of the investigative reporting focused on the White House. How has the landscape changed?
The Chennault affair and the origins of Watergate
Ken Hughes discusses his book on Nixonâs secret interference in Vietnam peace talks during the 1968 election.
Watergate in Nixonland
Nixon scholar Tim Naftali discusses how to talk about Watergate in a Nixonian environment.
The emperorâs new clothes: exposing presidential truths
Richard Ben-Veniste, a Watergate investigator, discusses his new book on truth and the presidency.
Key Moments
The smoking gun
June 23, 1972: President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman agree to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.
A cancer on the presidency
March 23, 1973: White House counsel John Dean warns President Nixon that Watergate is metastasizing.
Nixon lies
April 30: 1973: Richard Nixon's first Watergate speech includes a denial of his involvement in a cover-up.
âMy faith in the Constitution is wholeâ
July 25, 1974: Representative Barbara Jordan's striking remarks during the House Judiciary Committee hearings capture Watergate's meaning. |
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### Watergate
More than 50 years later, America's most famous presidential scandal is still relevant
### The Watergate story
[![Detail of hadwritten log book]() The break-in June 17, 1972: A burglary at Democratic National Committee headquarters](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-break)
[![Richard Nixon at microphone]() The cover-up President Nixon tries to ensure Watergate will be forgotten.](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-cover)
[![Richard Nixon playing piano and singing]() The president Richard Nixon was a self-made manâuntil he unmade himself](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-president)
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### âI shall resign the presidencyâ
On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the firstâand onlyâpresident to resign his office
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[![Ken Hughes talking]() The Chennault affair and the origins of Watergate Ken Hughes discusses his book on Nixonâs secret interference in Vietnam peace talks during the 1968 election.](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/chasing-shadows-nixon-tapes-chennault-affair-and-origins-watergate)
[![Tim Naftali speaking]() Watergate in Nixonland Nixon scholar Tim Naftali discusses how to talk about Watergate in a Nixonian environment.](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/watergate-nixonland-challenge-presenting-public-history-presidential-ibrary)
[![Richard Ben-Veniste at the lecturn]() The emperorâs new clothes: exposing presidential truths Richard Ben-Veniste, a Watergate investigator, discusses his new book on truth and the presidency.](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/emperors-new-clothes-exposing-truth-watergate-911)
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[![H.R. Haldeman mug shot]() The smoking gun June 23, 1972: President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman agree to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.](https://millercenter.org/listening-to-the-presidency/smoking-gun)
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## Watergate
### Watergate
More than 50 years later, America's most famous presidential scandal is still relevant
### The Watergate story
[ The break-in June 17, 1972: A burglary at Democratic National Committee headquarters](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-break)
[ The cover-up President Nixon tries to ensure Watergate will be forgotten.](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-cover)
[ The president Richard Nixon was a self-made manâuntil he unmade himself](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-president)
[ The aftermath President Nixon waves goodbye, and America reckons with the fallout](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/watergate/watergate-aftermath)
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### âI shall resign the presidencyâ
On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the firstâand onlyâpresident to resign his office
###### [Watch the speech](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/august-8-1974-address-nation-announcing-decision-resign-office)
### Past events
[ Watergate redux: The new age of White House investigative reporting Scandals from presidencies past fueled much of the investigative reporting focused on the White House. How has the landscape changed?](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/watergate-redux-new-age-white-house-investigative-reporting)
[ The Chennault affair and the origins of Watergate Ken Hughes discusses his book on Nixonâs secret interference in Vietnam peace talks during the 1968 election.](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/chasing-shadows-nixon-tapes-chennault-affair-and-origins-watergate)
[ Watergate in Nixonland Nixon scholar Tim Naftali discusses how to talk about Watergate in a Nixonian environment.](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/watergate-nixonland-challenge-presenting-public-history-presidential-ibrary)
[ The emperorâs new clothes: exposing presidential truths Richard Ben-Veniste, a Watergate investigator, discusses his new book on truth and the presidency.](https://millercenter.org/news-events/events/emperors-new-clothes-exposing-truth-watergate-911)
### Key Moments
[ The smoking gun June 23, 1972: President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman agree to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.](https://millercenter.org/listening-to-the-presidency/smoking-gun)
[ A cancer on the presidency March 23, 1973: White House counsel John Dean warns President Nixon that Watergate is metastasizing.](https://millercenter.org/listening-to-the-presidency/cancer-within-presidency)
[ Nixon lies April 30: 1973: Richard Nixon's first Watergate speech includes a denial of his involvement in a cover-up.](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/april-30-1973-address-nation-about-watergate-investigations)
[ âMy faith in the Constitution is wholeâ July 25, 1974: Representative Barbara Jordan's striking remarks during the House Judiciary Committee hearings capture Watergate's meaning.](https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/impeachment/my-faith-constitution-whole-it-complete-it-total) |
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