U.S. v. Nixon: Resources

Websites

Just a Click Away

Access in a click what the Watergate Committee had to dig for. About 3000 hours of the declassified Nixon tapes. No subpoena needed.

The Watergate Files

A rundown of the Watergate scandal at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

The Post with the Most

Home of crack reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, The Washington Post published a handy timeline of its coverage of Watergate, with links to all its articles. There were a lot.

Ghosts in the White House?

Chief of Staff Alexander Haig suggested that some "sinister force" may have been responsible for the mysterious 18 ½- minute gap in the tape of the Nixon-Haldeman meetings. This was by far not the weirdest thing Haig ever said or did.

Movie or TV Productions

Nixon (1995)

This is Oliver Stone's film about Nixon's turbulent presidency. (Be sure to watch the Director's Cut.)

All The Presidents Men (1976)

Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as The Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein, who investigated the Watergate scandal and became household names in the '70s.

Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings

A documentary recalling the Watergate Hearings with actual archived footage.

Frost/Nixon

A dramatization of the famous 1977 TV interviews between British rock-star journalist David Frost and Richard Nixon.

Articles and Interviews

The Gift that Keeps On Giving

The Nixon tapes continue to be released, showing the Prez freaking out about Watergate.

The Last Nail in the Coffin

In 1983, Nixon met with a former aide to reflect on the events leading to his resignation. In 2014, Nixon's Presidential Library released those tapes.

Watergate Detectives

Forty years later, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward reflect on their reporting of the Watergate scandal. Disclaimer: they're not as good-looking as Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.

Worse Than We Thought

In this 2012 article, even Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein are shocked by what they learned about the extent of Nixon's dirty tricks.

Media Madness

The Watergate scandal got a ton of ink from all major print publications. CNN reviews the series of articles that appeared in TIME magazine in the 1970s. We can only imagine what the coverage would have been like if the internet was around in those days.

It's Over

The New York Times announces Nixon's resignation.

Video

President Nixon's Resignation Speech

Nixon announces his intention to resign from the presidency.

President Nixon's Farewell to the White House Staff

President Nixon's last speech at the White House.

I Am Not a Crook

At a televised press conference, Nixon denies any involvement in a Watergate cover-up.

I Am a Crook

British journalist David Frost gets Nixon to admit wrongdoing (well, kinda) in a series of television interviews in 1977.

The Experts Speak

University of California Political Science Professor Peter Irons discusses U.S. v. Nixon.

Audio

United States v. Nixon: Lawyers Present Oral Arguments

If you have three hours to spare, these are the actual oral arguments for the case.

Images

The Watergate Hotel

Here's where it all went down.

The Motley Crew

Mug shots of the Watergate burglars

Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman Swears In

H.R. Haldeman, at this time Nixon's former chief of staff, is sworn into the Watergate Committee to be questioned about the break-in (and not his haircut).

He Is Not a Crook

Nixon leaves the White House after his resignation.

Frankenstein-Gate

A political cartoon of President Ford's pardon of President Nixon.

The Patriot

Here's G. Gordon Liddy in a characteristically provocative pose. Can't say the guy didn't have fun.