June 17, 1972: A burglary at Democratic National Committee headquarters

President Nixon tries to ensure Watergate will be forgotten.

Richard Nixon was a self-made man—until he unmade himself

President Nixon waves goodbye, and America reckons with the fallout

Scandals from presidencies past fueled much of the investigative reporting focused on the White House. How has the landscape changed?

Ken Hughes discusses his book on Nixon’s secret interference in Vietnam peace talks during the 1968 election.

Nixon scholar Tim Naftali discusses how to talk about Watergate in a Nixonian environment.

Richard Ben-Veniste, a Watergate investigator, discusses his new book on truth and the presidency.

June 23, 1972: President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman agree to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.

March 23, 1973: White House counsel John Dean warns President Nixon that Watergate is metastasizing.

April 30: 1973: Richard Nixon's first Watergate speech includes a denial of his involvement in a cover-up.

July 25, 1974: Representative Barbara Jordan's striking remarks during the House Judiciary Committee hearings capture Watergate's meaning.