This SDG will explore the Watergate scandal through the core book Watergate: A New History from Garrett Graff. The book examines the scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants who made it the most influential political event of the modern era. On the fiftieth anniversary of the break-in the book provides the first comprehensive, single-volume account in decades, using newly public documents, transcripts, and revelations. Graff recounts every twist with remarkable detail and page-turning drama, bringing readers into the backrooms of Washington, chaotic daily newsrooms, crowded Senate hearings, and the Oval Office itself during one of the darkest chapters in American history. Grippingly told and meticulously researched, Watergate is the defining account of the moment that has haunted our nation’s past—and still holds the power to shape its present and future. Explore why the plumbers were created, what were the Watergate burglars after, who authorized it, what did Nixon know and when did he know it, why didn't Nixon destroy the tapes, what ultimately brought Nixon down and what are the long term consequences of it all?
Watergate
