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Date June 17, 1972 - August 9, 1975
Location United States • Washington, D.C.

Did You Know?

  • Only in 2005 did the Washington Post reveal informant Deep Throat's real identity: the former FBI agent Mark Felt.
  • In 1977, Nixon claimed that "when the president does it, that means it's not illegal."
  • During the investigation, Nixon famously said on TV that, "I'm not a crook", a remark still parodied in comedy today.

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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy
American political operative
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
American journalist and author
Seymour Hersh
American journalist
John Dean
John Dean
United States political adviser
Ehrlichman, John D.
John D. Ehrlichman
United States political adviser
E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt
United States government official
Leon Jaworski
American lawyer
John Mitchell
attorney general of United States
Ervin, Samuel J., Jr.
Samuel J. Ervin, Jr.
United States senator
“The Iron Chancellor”
H.R. Haldeman
United States political adviser
Sirica, John
John Sirica
United States judge

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