Richard Nixon flashes his trademark V signs before boarding Marine One and leaving the White House grounds on August 9, 1974. The night before, he had announced that he would resign as president because of the Watergate scandal.
Oliver F. Atkins/National Archives
Updated 2229 GMT (0629 HKT) June 3, 2022
Richard Nixon flashes his trademark V signs before boarding Marine One and leaving the White House grounds on August 9, 1974. The night before, he had announced that he would resign as president because of the Watergate scandal.
Oliver F. Atkins/National Archives
Fifty years ago, five men were arrested after breaking into the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
The ensuing scandal would eventually lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon and become a synonym for government corruption.
A CNN original series, “Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal,” reexamines the infamous break-in and cover-up — this time told firsthand by John Dean, former White House counsel. The four-part series premieres Sunday at 9 and 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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