The Watergate Hearings: 40 Years Later

Nov. 21, 2013

Jim Lehrer recounts when he heard Kennedy had been shot

15 Figures Who Made Watergate an American Epic
May 16, 2013
On May 17, 1973, Sen. Sam Ervin gavelled in the hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, better known as the Senate Watergate Committee. The impending result was unfathomable -- the downfall and resignation of President Nixon. Four decades later, we look back at some of the people involved.
How Did Watergate Affect You?
May 6, 2013
In the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led PBS's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings -- co-anchoring all 250 hours of the proceedings, launching the beginnings of what the PBS NewsHour is today. On May 17, the NewsHour will look back at the scandal that transformed American politics.
Watergate Remembered: Watch PBS's 1973 Special Report
June 15, 2012
"How high did the scandals reach and was President Nixon himself involved?" That was what the NewsHour's Robert MacNeil, then co-anchoring with Jim Lehrer, dubbed "the ultimate question" as the program began its gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Watergate hearings on May 17, 1973.
Forty Years Later, Watergate Still Intrigues
June 15, 2012
The NewsHour's Jim Lehrer shared the stage with Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and a host of other speakers whose lives were influenced by the Watergate cover-up to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the break-in.
Watergate 'Deep Throat' Source Felt Dies at 95
Dec. 19, 2008
W. Mark Felt, the former FBI official who revealed himself as "Deep Throat" 30 years after he tipped off Washington Post reporters to the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, has died at age 95.
W. Mark Felt Reveals He Was Watergate Source Deep Throat
May 31, 2005
Former FBI official W. Mark Felt claims to be Deep Throat, the legendary source who leaked secrets about President Nixon's Watergate cover-up to The Washington Post, Vanity Fair magazine said Tuesday. The Washington Post confirmed Felt's story, bringing to a close the long-running mystery about Deep Throat's identity.
Watergate Papers Made Public for the First Time
Feb. 4, 2005
Thousands of interview notes, memos and other material compiled by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein during their investigation of the Watergate break-in were made public for the first time Thursday.
In Memoriam: Watergate Legends Sam Dash and Archibald Cox
May 31, 2004
Two key Watergate figures died last Saturday: Sam Dash, chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee, and Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Jeffrey Brown discusses their legacies with presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Richard Ben-Veniste, chief of the Watergate Task Force.
Watergate: What the President Knew
July 28, 2003
In "Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History" on PBS, Jeb Stuart Magruder, a former aide to President Nixon, says he heard Nixon order the burglary of Democratic headquarters at the Watergate complex. Gwen Ifill discusses the new documentary with Magruder and Sam Dash, former chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee.
Watergate: Thirty Years Later
June 17, 2002
Analyzing Watergate's journalistic legacy on the thirtieth anniversary of the historic break-in.
Background on Watergate: "A Third-Rate Burglary"
June 17, 1997
It started out as "a third-rate burglary" involving five men at a Washington hotel named the Watergate. It ended with the resignation of Richard Nixon from the Presidency of the United States.
Watergate: "A Third-Rate Burglary"
June 17, 1997
The NewsHour's panel of historians is joined by former Sen. Howard Baker and Rep. Charles Rangel to examine this seminal event in modern political history.
Watergate: The NewsHour's 1973 Special Report
May 17, 1973
"How high did the scandals reach and was President Nixon himself involved?" That was what the NewsHour's Robert MacNeil, then co-anchoring with Jim Lehrer, dubbed "the ultimate question" as the program began its gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Watergate hearings on May 17, 1973.

Secret Tapes Listen in on Nixon Presidency Under Grips of Watergate Scandal

Aug. 22, 2013

Newly released audio recordings offer a look inside the Nixon presidency as the Watergate scandal was unfolding. In one excerpt, President Richard Nixon has just announced the resignation of his two top aides. Judy Woodruff talks to veteran journalist Marvin Kalb and Ken Hughes of the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

A Look Back at the Senate Watergate Hearings

May 17, 2013

Covering Watergate: 40 Years Later With MacNeil And Lehrer

May 17, 2013

How Watergate Affected You

May 16, 2013

Forty years ago, in the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led public television's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings -- co-anchoring all 250 hours of the proceedings, and launching the beginnings of what the PBS NewsHour is today.

The Watergate Hearings: 40 Years Later

PBS NewsHour: Covering Watergate