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Inside coverage of Watergate scandal 50 years later

Fifty years ago, the Watergate break-in took place, ultimately leading to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Lesley Stahl, a rookie CBS News correspondent at the time, was assigned to the story, which was initially thought to be just a petty crime. Hear more from Stahl in "Watergate: High Crimes in the White House," premiering Friday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. It will also be available to stream on the CBS News app and Paramount+.

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Nixon's America and secret slush funds: the beginnings of a scandal revealed

In this exclusive clip from the upcoming CBS documentary "Watergate: High Crimes in the White House," 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the tenacious Washington Post reporters who became role models for investigative journalists everywhere, relive how their revelations exposed a scheme of inconceivable abuse of power by a president bent on destroying his enemies. We also hear from members of President Richard Nixon's reelection campaign who recall a secret slush fund used for break-ins and dirty tricks. Revisit the infamous scandal that took down Nixon's presidency in this new documentary premiering on Friday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. It will also be available to stream on the CBS News app and Paramount+.

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