After a breakin at democratic national committee headquarters in the watergate complex on june 17, 1972, two reporters at the washington post bob woodward and carl bernstein dug into the. The june 17, 1972, watergate breakin, for which the five burglars were. This book came out in 20 to mark the 40th anniversary of the watergate scandal. The press, notably carl bernstein and bob woodward of the washington post. The washington post ereplica is available to you at home or at work, and is the same edition as the printed copy available at the newsstand. Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of u. On june 18, 1972, the washington post reported that the night before, there had been a breakin at the offices of the democratic national committee in.
The washington post was published in washington, district of columbia and with 206,398 searchable pages from. This article was excerpted from the 1997 book personal history by katharine graham, chairman of the executive committee and former publisher of the washington post. This story originally appeared in the washington post on dec. Less than three weeks later, in the small hours of june 17, 1972. In the early morning of june 17, 1972, five men are arrested for breaking into the democratic national committee headquarters at the watergate, an officehotelapartment complex in washington, d. Five men were arrested while breaking in the office trying to steal topsecret documents and bug the office.
Five white house operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the democratic national committee in the watergate building. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for the district of columbia, maryland, and virginia. Graham presided over the paper as it reported on the watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of president richard nixon. Five men were arrested while attempting to photograph documents and place bugging devices in the offices.
Links to digitized historical newspapers found online. June 17, 1972, howard simons, the posts managing editor, called to say, you wont believe what happened last night. One of the five burglars was reported by the washington post based on the help of deep throat, as a chief security officer at the committee to reelect the president, known pejoratively as. Unsure of which county your city, town or village is a part. Katharine meyer graham june 16, 1917 july 17, 2001 was an american publisher. Here is what it looks like to put joy at work into practice. Lead burglar cleans out watergate listening post, alerts lawyer to arrests. June 17, 1972, howard simons, the post s managing editor, called to say, you wont believe what happened last night. On june 18, 1972, a washington post front page story reported the previous days breakin at the democratic national committees office in the watergate complex in washington, dc. The watergate scandal began early in the morning of june 17, 1972, when. Mccord, chief of security for the nixon reelection campaign and a leader of the white house plumbers unit assigned to plug information leaks. On saturday morning, june 17, 1972, howard simons, the posts managing editor, called to say, you wont believe what happened last night.
Washington post the five men caught burglarizing the democratic national committees headquarters in the watergate hotel see 2. Mccord, chief of security for the nixon reelection campaign and a leader of the white house plumbers unit assigned to. Jun 21, 2019 in steven spielbergs the post, meryl streep brings katharine grahams 1971 decision to have the washington post publish the top secret pentagon papers to life. The newspaper said americans can take some comfort in the prospect that most or all of the evidence the white house is hiding will eventually come out. The watergate story deep throat revealed the washington post. The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration of u. By focusing on the supposed paucity of details concerning the burglary of june 17, 1972, he would divert us. Woodward fumbled for the receiver and snapped awake. Washington post newspaper archives newspaperarchive.
Frank wills, then 24 years old, a private security guard at the watergate office building, noticed a piece of duct tape on one of the door locks when he was making his rounds. It contains events related to the event june 17, 1972. Bereits unmittelbar nach dem watergateeinbruch vom 17. Jun 14, 20 on june 18, 1972, the washington post reported that the night before, there had been a breakin at the offices of the democratic national committee in the watergate hotel. The watergate scandal may have been rooted in richard nixons alleged efforts to sabotage the 1968 paris peace talks, but this story has never fully been told partly because the washington. She led her familys newspaper, the washington post, from 1963 to 1991. Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world national news, entertainment more.
While a young reporter for the washington post in 1972, woodward teamed up with carl bernstein. Dustin hoffman and robert redford as washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein in all the presidents men. Expand your research by checking out the washington online historical directories here. Just once will the post followup on a minor crime by the standards of pgcps anyway and let us know, in one year, if the assailants lost their liberty for anything more than a day, if they were, in fact, expelled from bowie high school, or if, in reality, no meaningful punishment was issued, the victim dropped out or moved away, and the offenders did not even suffer any deserved stigma as. According to their books, all the presidents men and the secret man.
It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the washington metropolitan area. All the presidents men, nonfictional book written by the washington post. The stories were published in the washington post and won the pulitzer prize in 1973. Walter reed the war inside anne hull and dana priest washington post troops are returning from the battlefield with psychological wounds, but the mentalhealth system that serves them makes healing difficult june 17, 2007 part of the washington post s the other walter reed series. This article was excerpted from the 1997 book personal history by. Read 19041924 washington post newspaper archives from washington, washington dc. Als watergateaffare oder kurz watergate bezeichnet man, nach einer definition des. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level.
Its glamorous reputation was eclipsed with political scandal on june 17, 1972, when five intruders were caught in the headquarters of the democratic national. June 17 five men, one of whom says he used to work for the cia, are arrested at 2. Prints and photographs division, library of congress 79. How the washington post missed the biggest watergate story of. The washington post reports on the watergate case and eventually a campaign of political spying and sabotage by nixon forces see p. William mark felt was born on august 17, 19, in twin falls, idaho. It was 30 minutes after midnight on june 17, 1972, when frank wills. Their explosive reports won a pulitzer prize for the washington post, toppled the president, and have since inspired generations of reporters. The book features a front page reprint of the washington post from your recipients date of birth, and then every one of their birthdays after that. Bob woodward left and carl bernstein in the washington post newsroom. On june 17, 1971 exactly one year before the watergate breakin nixon met in the oval office with his chief of staff, h.
All the presidents men is a riveting detective story, capturing the exhilarating rush of the biggest presidential scandal in us history as it unfolded in real time. Ink, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil and graphite underdrawing. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at democratic national committee dnc headquarters in the watergate officeapartmenthotel complex in washington, d. The personalized washington post birthday book is a lovely gift for anyone whos interested in knowing what made the headlines on each and every one of their birthdays. The city editor of the washington post was on the line. Patrick gray, in collusion with director cia richard helms and deputy director cia general vernon walters, railroaded the watergate investigation completely away from cia, where it belonged, and onto the white house. Liddy and his team of burglars break into the democratic national committee headquarters at the watergate complex in washington, d. Did nixon really say that about the washington post.
Indepth dc, virginia, maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant. On june 17, 1972, five men were arrested at the democratic national committee. The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration. Jul 11, 2006 during the crucial eleven days from 17 june 1972 to 28 june 1972, e. By focusing on the supposed paucity of details concerning the burglary of june 17, 1972, he would divert us from the larger story. All the presidents men work by woodward and bernstein britannica.
Sometime after midnight on saturday, june 17, 1972, watergate complex security guard frank wills noticed. After the five perpetrators were arrested, the press and the u. June 17, 1972 are arraigned in a washington, dc, city court on charges of felony burglary and possession of implements of crime. Lcdigppmsca21975 strangethey all seem to have some connection with this place, 1972. Washington post reporter bob woodward learns that two of the watergate burglars see 2.
Howard hunt in their address books, both with notations that indicate hunt has a post at the white house. The washington post sometimes abbreviated to wapo is a major american daily newspaper published in washington, d. Two books based on president nixons taped conversations show him. How deep throat took down nixon from inside the fbi history. Although he wasnt mentioned by name in the bestselling book, all the. Five men had been arrested earlier that morning in a burglary attempt at democratic headquarters, carrying photographic equipment and electronic gear. On june 17, 1972 the date of the breakin, hunts probable involvement in the watergate incident came to the wfos washington field office attention because of his country club bill found in the watergate hotel and because of information contained in the address book of bernard barker another of the burglars. In his cartoons and book herblock special report 1974, herb block traces the political rise and fall of. Sep 06, 2018 the scandal began early in the morning of june 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the democratic national committee, located in the watergate complex of buildings in. These scandals led to numerous government investigations and the eventual resignation of president richard nixon. What was the watergate scandal of 1972, why did it cause. Marie kondo has a new book on tidying up at the office. On saturday morning, june 17, 1972, howard simons, the posts.
As history and as a study in psychopathology the book is very good. Watergate began in june 1972 when five robbers linked to nixons. The cia watergate baitandswitch1718 june 1972 watergate. Apr 18, 2019 on june 17, 1972, four expatriate cubans and mr. On june 19, 1972, washington post journalists bob woodward and carl bernstein received. President richard nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to nixons resignation. A june 1972 breakin at the headquarters of the democratic national. The original watergate stories by the washington post. The washington post death notices and death notices for washington district of columbia area. On june 17, 1972, five burglars were arrested during a breakin at the democratic national committee headquarters in the watergate office complex in washington, d. The scandal stemmed from the nixon administrations subsequent attempts to cover up its involvement in the june 17, 1972 failed breakin of the democratic national committee headquarters at the washington, d. Five men are arrested after breaking into the democratic national committee headquarters at watergate for the second time. Bob haldeman, and national security adviser henry kissinger.
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