The Mysteries of Watergate
Watergate was a serious American political scandal resulting in the only forcible removal of a U.S. President, Richard Nixon. After seemingly exhaustive investigative reporting by the Washington Post and dozens of books and movies on the scandal since, there are many questions left unanswered. Through this podcast series, The Mysteries of Watergate, lawyer, author and historian John O’Connor methodically presents the lingering questions, central truths and inconvenient facts of the scandal so we can finally solve the mysteries of Watergate. Get the new "The Mysteries of Watergate: What Really Happened" book from Amazon here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h8985
The Mysteries of Watergate
Ep. 12: John Dean's Historical Blunder
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John O'Connor
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Episode 12
We know that the first wiretapping and burglary were fruitless. Why did the burglars go in a second time, against the wishes of both Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy? How does Richard Nixon's White House Counsel John Dean fit into this story? The resolution of this question, hidden until now, will explain much to solve The Mysteries of Watergate.
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