Historian Garrett Graff provided a comprehensive history of the Watergate scandal, from the 1972 break-in at the DNC to President Nixon's resignation two years later. The Palm Beach Book Festival in Florida hosted this event.
Author and former Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs focused on the Nixon administration's reactions during the 100 days after the Watergate break-in in June 1972. This was part of the 2022 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland.
President Nixon addressed the nation saying that he would resign effective at noon on August 9, 1974. The speech was delivered from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974.
American University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, "the myth of heroic journalism." He argued that the unraveling of the Watergate scandal was done by Congress and multiple federal agencies and that Richard Nixon's presidency was not brought down solely by the Washington Post's reporting.
Author Paul Carter delved into Richard Nixon's California roots for a deeper understanding of his journey from a Whittier law practice to the White House. The Richard Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda, California, hosted this event.
In 1973-74, lawmakers examined events surrounding the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC. The investigation led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Former Counsel and staff of the Senate Watergate Committee, along with the special prosecutors, lawyers and journalists who played a role in the political scandal, marked the 50th anniversary of the break-in.
Participants in the 1974 events that led to impeachment hearings against President Nixon gathered along with scholars to revisit the inquiry that led to Mr. Nixon's resignation -- and the lessons learned about the role of impeachment in our political and constitutional process. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
This 1974 U.S. Supreme Court oral argument concerned the executive privilege of President Nixon regarding his unwillingness to voluntarily turn over tape recordings of several meetings over a nine-month period concerning the Watergate cover-up. This an audio recording of the court's oral argument with still images of the participants shown as they spoke.
President Nixon addressed the nation saying that he would resign effective at noon on August 9, 1974. The speech was delivered from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974.
On the morning of August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon delivered a farewell address to his cabinet and staff in the East Room of the White House. With impeachment and forcible removal from office looming because of the Watergate scandal, he had announced his resignation the evening before -- becoming the first president in U.S. history to voluntarily leave his post before the end of his term. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum provided this video.
This President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum film tells the life story of President Ford and features the events related to Watergate and the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon accepted his party's presidential nomination at the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. He said he would restore law and order during a year of civil and political unrest across the nation.
President Nixon addressed the nation saying that he would resign effective at noon on August 9, 1974. The speech was delivered from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974.
American University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, "the myth of heroic journalism." He argued that the unraveling of the Watergate scandal was done by Congress and multiple federal agencies and that Richard Nixon's presidency was not brought down solely by the Washington Post's reporting.
Author Paul Carter delved into Richard Nixon's California roots for a deeper understanding of his journey from a Whittier law practice to the White House. The Richard Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda, California, hosted this event.
In 1973-74, lawmakers examined events surrounding the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC. The investigation led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Former Counsel and staff of the Senate Watergate Committee, along with the special prosecutors, lawyers and journalists who played a role in the political scandal, marked the 50th anniversary of the break-in.
Participants in the 1974 events that led to impeachment hearings against President Nixon gathered along with scholars to revisit the inquiry that led to Mr. Nixon's resignation -- and the lessons learned about the role of impeachment in our political and constitutional process. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
This 1974 U.S. Supreme Court oral argument concerned the executive privilege of President Nixon regarding his unwillingness to voluntarily turn over tape recordings of several meetings over a nine-month period concerning the Watergate cover-up. This an audio recording of the court's oral argument with still images of the participants shown as they spoke.
President Nixon addressed the nation saying that he would resign effective at noon on August 9, 1974. The speech was delivered from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974.
On the morning of August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon delivered a farewell address to his cabinet and staff in the East Room of the White House. With impeachment and forcible removal from office looming because of the Watergate scandal, he had announced his resignation the evening before -- becoming the first president in U.S. history to voluntarily leave his post before the end of his term. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum provided this video.
This President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum film tells the life story of President Ford and features the events related to Watergate and the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon.
