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The 50th Anniversary of Watergate (Part 2)

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On June 17, 1972, a team of burglars was caught breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. After two years of explosive hearings, testimony, and reporting that captured the attention of America, a look at the events that eventually led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon, who had just won a landslide re-election.

The 50th Anniversary of Watergate (Part 1)