The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up its involvement in the June 17,1972,break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington,D.C.,at the Watergate Office Building.
All the President's Men is a 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward,two of the journalists who investigated the June 1972 break-in at the Watergate Office Building and the resultant political scandal for The Washington Post. The book chronicles the investigative reporting of Woodward and Bernstein from Woodward's initial report on the Watergate break-in through the resignations of Nixon Administration officials H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman in April 1973,and the revelation of the Oval Office Watergate tapes by Alexander Butterfield three months later. It relates the events behind the major stories the duo wrote for the Post,naming some sources who had previously refused to be identified for their initial articles,notably Hugh Sloan. It also gives detailed accounts of Woodward's secret meetings with his source Deep Throat,whose identity was kept hidden for over 30 years. Gene Roberts,the former executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and former managing editor of The New York Times,has called the work of Woodward and Bernstein "maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time."
Harry Robbins "Bob" Haldeman was an American political aide and businessman,best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and his consequent involvement in the Watergate scandal.
Jeb Stuart Magruder was an American businessman and high-level political operative in the Republican Party who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal.
John Daniel Ehrlichman was an American political aide who served as White House Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important influence on Nixon's domestic policy,coaching him on issues and enlisting his support for environmental initiatives.
Ronald Louis Ziegler was the 13th White House Press Secretary,serving during President Richard Nixon's administration.
Herbert Warren Kalmbach was an American attorney and banker. He served as the personal attorney to United States President Richard Nixon (1968–1973). He became embroiled in the Watergate scandal due to his fundraising activities in the early 1970s,some of which supported undercover operatives directed by senior White House figures under Nixon. Kalmbach was convicted and served 191 days in jail for his part in the scandal,and lost his license to practice law for a time,although he was later reinstated.
Donald Henry Segretti is an attorney best known for working as a political operative with then-U.S. President Richard Nixon's Committee to Re-elect the President during the early 1970s. Segretti served four and a half months in prison after investigations related to the Watergate scandal revealed his leading role in extensive political sabotage efforts ("ratfucking") against the Democrats.
Alexander Porter Butterfield is a retired United States Air Force officer,public servant,and businessman. He served as the deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. He revealed the White House taping system's existence on July 13,1973,during the Watergate investigation but had no other involvement in the scandal. From 1973 to 1975,he served as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Gordon Creighton Strachan is an American attorney and political staffer who served as an aide to H.R. Haldeman,the chief of staff for President Richard Nixon and a figure in the Watergate scandal.
Hugh W. Sloan Jr. was treasurer of the Committee to Re-elect the President,Richard M. Nixon's 1972 campaign committee. Previously,he was an aide to White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman.
Ratfucking is an American slang term for political sabotage or dirty tricks,particularly pertaining to elections. It was brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book which chronicled their investigative reporting of the Watergate scandal,All the President's Men (1974).
Herbert L. "Bart" Porter was a campaign aide to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.
The Watergate Seven has come to refer to two different groups of people,both of them in the context of the Watergate scandal. Firstly,it can refer to the five men caught on June 17,1972,burglarizing the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in the Watergate complex,along with their two handlers,E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy,who were Nixon campaign aides. All seven were tried before Judge John Sirica in January 1973.
The Watergate scandal refers to the burglary and illegal wiretapping of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee,in the Watergate complex by members of President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign,and the subsequent cover-up of the break-in resulting in Nixon's resignation on August 9,1974,as well as other abuses of power by the Nixon White House that were discovered during the course of the scandal.
Richard Gregory Tuck was an American political consultant,campaign strategist,advance man,and political prankster.
All the President's Men is a 1976 American biographical political drama thriller film about the Watergate scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. Directed by Alan J. Pakula with a screenplay by William Goldman,it is based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward,the two journalists investigating the scandal for The Washington Post.
Henry E. Petersen was an attorney and United States federal government official. He served as Assistant U.S. Attorney General during the Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford administrations. He also engaged in ethically questionable communications with Nixon and his staff,providing inside information about the Watergate investigation prior to the appointment of the Special Prosecutor.
Operation Sandwedge was a proposed clandestine intelligence-gathering operation against the political enemies of U.S. President Richard Nixon's administration. The proposals were put together by Nixon's Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman,domestic affairs assistant John Ehrlichman and staffer Jack Caulfield in 1971. Caulfield,a former police officer,created a plan to target the Democratic Party and the anti-Vietnam War movement,inspired by what he believed to be the Democratic Party's employment of a private investigation firm.
Our Nixon is an all-archival documentary providing a view of the Nixon presidency through the use of Super-8 format home movies filmed by top Nixon aides H.R. Haldeman,Dwight Chapin and John Ehrlichman,combined with other historical material such as interviews,oral histories and news clips. It was directed by Penny Lane.
