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+.

• Jun 15, 2022
• 11:26

Evolution of Russia and China's relationship

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet this week in Uzbekistan. China has recently signaled stronger support for Russia in its war in Ukraine, but the two countries haven't always been aligned. Phelim Kine, China correspondent for Politico, joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.

• Sep 14, 2022
• 5:40

"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+.

• Jun 7, 2022
• 1:00

Other presidents subpoenaed by Congress

The House Jan. 6 committee's vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump is not the first time the power has been used. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano takes a look at how various presidents have responded in the past.

• Oct 14, 2022
• 1:42

White House counts on private sector help to end U.S. hunger by 2030

The Biden administration is relying on a variety of private-sector partnerships to help fund and implement goal of ending hunger in America by 2030.

• Sep 28, 2022

Biden welcomes Obamas back to White House for portrait unveiling

It's been more than a decade since the Obamas welcomed George W. Bush back to the White House.

• Sep 2, 2022

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.

• Jun 17, 2022
• 6:31

"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.

• Jun 18, 2022
• 1:29:22

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.

• Jun 20, 2022
• 11:27

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.

• Jun 15, 2022
• 13:56

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+.

• Jun 17, 2022
• 1:14

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.

• Jun 17, 2022
• 13:08

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.

• Jun 17, 2022
• 16:42

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.

• Jun 16, 2022
• 14:14

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.

• Jun 13, 2022
• 33:13

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.

• Jun 13, 2022
• 0:55

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.

• Jun 13, 2022

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.

• Jun 9, 2022
• 6:44

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.

• Dec 20, 2021
• 3:19

Nixon's 1973 inaugural speech

Nixon, in his inaugural address, said America would no longer "make every other nation's conflict our own". A week later, America officially ceased all action in Vietnam.

• Jan 19, 2017
• 16:38

Nixon's 1969 inaugural speech

Richard M. Nixon gives his inaugural address as the 37th president of the United States in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 1969. Watch his full remarks.

• Jan 18, 2017
• 17:31

Richard Nixon library reopens

High-tech interactive displays tell the story of Richard Nixon's accomplishments as well as his shame at the newly reopened Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Nixon admirers raised the $15 million needed to renovate the museum that originally opened in 1990. John Blackstone has more.

• Oct 15, 2016
• 1:47

April 29th, 1974 marked the beginning of the end of the Watergate saga -- and President Richard Nixon's time in office

April 29th, 1974 marked the beginning of the end of the Watergate saga -- and President Richard Nixon's time in office. Nixon announced he would release transcripts of secretly recorded conversations related to the Watergate scandal. Watch "CBS Evening News" coverage from that day.

• Apr 29, 2016
• 2:07

Prince Philip's apology letter to Richard Nixon revealed

Prince Philip said he had woken up "in a cold sweat" after realizing his mistake.

• Apr 16, 2021

We’re still learning new secrets about Nixon's alleged deception and crimes beyond Watergate.

It’s been 41 years since Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign, and we’re still learning new secrets about his alleged deception and crimes beyond Watergate. They’re being revealed by Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield, who shared details with legendary Watergate reporter Bob Woodward. Woodward joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new book, “The Last of the President’s Men,” published by Simon and Schuster, a division of CBS.

• Oct 13, 2015
• 8:32

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