
The Bugs at the Watergate
Walking his late-night rounds at Washington's Watergate office building, a security guard spotted the tape blocking the bolt on a basement door.... He called police, and a three-man squad found two more taped locks—as well as a jimmied door leading into the shadowy offices of the Democratic National Committee on the sixth floor.




Articles

Reading While Eating for Feb. 13: Water-Gate Steals the Show
In today's must-read links for your lunch break: Marco Rubio dry-mouths the GOP version of the State of the Union and Obama's policy ambitions are better in...

Robert Bork, Whose Failed Nomination Made History, Dies
(ARLINGTON, Va.) — Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon's behest and whose failed 1980s nomination to the Supreme...
Chuck Colson
Charles Colson, who died on April 21 at 80, spent close to half his life atoning for sins. As the hatchet man and master of dirty tricks for Richard Nixon,...

The Watergate Dirty Trickster Who Found God: Charles Colson (1931-2012)
Charles (Chuck) Colson, who died on Saturday after a brain hemorrhage, spent close to half his life atoning for his sins. But even he knew that there would be...

Charles Colson, from TIME’s Archives
TIME traced Colson’s career from the high-profile Watergate scandal to his final years as a well-known radio host and compassionate minister.
Photo Essays

TIME Covers Watergate
A look back at the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon
Time.com Specials

Fred Thompson's Filmography
The Watergate lawyer, Tennessee senator and 2008 Republican presidential hopeful has built an impressive resume of gruff yet avuncular supporting roles on TV and...

Top 10 Unfortunate Political One-Liners
Nov. 17 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of President Richard Nixon's his famous "I am not a crook" line at the height of the Watergate scandal. Flip through...


