Biden welcomes Obamas back to White House for portrait unveiling
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Lesley Stahl on Watergate's 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex, prompting an unprecedented political scandal that ultimately took down president Richard Nixon. CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl covered the story from the first day, and joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the scandal and its parallels to today's politics.
"Watergate: High Crimes in the White House"
This gripping documentary looks back at the infamous break-in 50 years ago at the Democratic National Committee's Watergate headquarters. What seemed at first to be a mere burglary grew into an extraordinary story of crime and scandal that took down President Richard Nixon – it’s a story that remains as relevant as ever.
CBS News Archive: Watergate Special Report
As presented by John Dickerson on the CBS News streaming network, Roger Mudd's CBS News Special Report from November 4, 1973, "The Embattled President," was focused on Richard Nixon's secret taping system.
Alexander Butterfield: 60 Minutes Interview
Alexander Butterfield stunned the nation when he told the Watergate Senate subcommittee that President Nixon had tape-recorded conversations in the Oval Office. In 1975 was interviewed by 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace.
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+.
Donald Segretti: The 60 Minutes Interview
Donald Segretti was known as a dirty trickster whose shenanigans got him caught up in the Watergate investigation and resulted in prison time.
Egil Krogh: The 60 Minutes Interview
Egil Krogh, a member of Nixon’s White House Plumbers who testified before the Watergate Senate subcommittee, gave his first television interview to Mike Wallace in 1974.
Alexander Haig: The 60 Minutes Interview
The day after the House Judiciary Committee voted on an article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, the president’s chief of staff spoke to 60 Minutes.
John Ehrlichman: The 60 Minutes Interview
In June 1973, Nixon advisor John Ehrlichman told 60 Minutes the White House had “no interest” in covering up the Watergate break-in because “it had no exposure.” Ehrlichman served 18 months in prison for his role in the cover-up.
Watergate: High Crimes in the White House
On June 17, CBS will air a two-hour documentary that takes viewers inside the extraordinary story of crime and scandal that took down President Richard Nixon.
The Watergate interviews on 60 Minutes
Following the 1972 break-in into Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate complex, 60 Minutes interviewed many people who became central to the break-in and the subsequent cover-up.
Capitol riot hearings could impact legal case against Trump
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will aim to build a case against former President Donald Trump during its public hearings. David Becker, CBS News election law contributor and executive director for the Center for Election Innovation and Research, joins CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas to discuss the issue.
Looking back on 50 years of "war on cancer"
In 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. Since then, fatality rates for all cancers have dropped 27%. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the progress that's been made and how far left to go.
Prince Philip's apology letter to Richard Nixon revealed
Prince Philip said he had woken up "in a cold sweat" after realizing his mistake.
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, has died at age 90
His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death but did not reveal the cause, other than to say it was not related to COVID-19.
Book explores MLK's impact on 1960 election
"Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election" is a new book written by father and son Stephen Kendrick and Paul Kendrick. They join CBSN to discuss why they wrote the book and how the actions of King, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon at that time changed the trajectory of the country.
How Trump and past presidents have used presidential pardon powers
President Trump's final days in office leave plenty of time for more controversial pardons.
Presidential debates: When the whole world is watching
John Dickerson of "60 Minutes" on what televised debates tell us about the weight of the job – and about the candidates themselves.
An unprecedented lens on the White House
On August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in the face of Watergate investigations and impeachment hearings, and Gerald R. Ford became the 38th President of the United States. Ford's hand-picked official photographer was 27-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hume Kennerly, who was granted unheard-of access to the first family. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Kennerly about his remarkable time in the Ford White House; and with Ford's son, Steven, who remembers his father's close relationship with the photographer.
How protests change politics
Images of protests throughout the world have flooded social media feeds and news coverage, but there are questions about which tactics are most effective in sparking meaningful change. Omar Wasow, an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University, studies the impact protests have on politics, and he joins CBSN to discuss his research.
Historical view of Trump impeachment probe
Presidential historian Thomas Whalen joins CBSN to discuss the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and how this case compares to America's past presidential impeachments.
Should the 1974 impeachment be televised?
Days after Nixon’s formal impeachment hearing in the House began in 1974, Kilpatrick and von Hoffman discussed whether or not the trial should be televised.
“Point/Counterpoint” on Nixon impeachment
In 1973, months before the House Judiciary Committee formally initiated the impeachment process, “Point/Counterpoint” columnists James J. Kilpatrick and Nicholas von Hoffman debated what would happen if President Nixon was formally investigated.
What can a court compel a President to do?
After Congress issued subpoenas for the White House to release more tapes, “Point/Counterpoint” columnists James J. Kilpatrick and Nicholas von Hoffman debated whether or not a court has the power to compel a president to produce papers or appear as a witness.
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2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden's laptop
Intel Democrats on how they'll react if Trump alleges election meddling
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