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Bob Woodward on "Fear" in the Trump White House

Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward has covered nine White Houses going back to President Richard Nixon and Watergate. His latest book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," is revelatory in its look at chaos and discord within the current administration as witnessed by those inside the West Wing. In his first TV interview for his new book, Woodward talks with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about the behavior of President Donald Trump and his staff that, his book suggests, may jeopardize America's national or financial security.

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Would President Nixon survive a Watergate crisis today?

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon – facing impeachment and removal from office amid charges of abuse of power, obstructing justice, and contempt of Congress – was visited by leading members of his own party, which had abandoned him; he resigned. But if Watergate happened today, with today's polarized politics and hot-button media environment, would a President Nixon survive? CBS News' John Dickerson talks with Garrett Graff, author of "Watergate: A New History," and historian Brian Rosenwald about a political climate change.

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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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"Watergate: High Crimes in the White House" | Preview

The gripping documentary, "Watergate: High Crimes in the White House," premieres 50 years to the day of the infamous break-in at the Democratic headquarters located within the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. What seemed at first a mere burglary grew into an extraordinary story of crime and scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. The premiere will air 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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