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Watergate

Posted inNonfiction

Nashville contra Jaws, 1975

by Longreads August 7, 2019February 3, 2023

In their time, “Jaws” and “Nashville” were regarded as Watergate films, and both were in production as the Watergate disaster played its final act.

Posted inBooks, Business, History, Nonfiction, Story

The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgotten By the Public

by Longreads November 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Watergate revealed that multinational corporations, including some of the most prestigious American brands, had been making bribes to politicians not only at home but in foreign countries.

Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

When Richard Nixon Declared War on the Media

by Matt Giles November 8, 2018October 19, 2022

Jim Acosta isn’t the first reporter to be barred from the White House—when Stuart Loory reported on the possibility that Richard Nixon was bilking taxpayers, he found himself on the president’s enemies list.

Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Media

One Dollar a Word? That’ll Be $28,000

by Matt Giles July 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Fresh off Watergate, Carl Bernstein next turned to expose the connection between the CIA and newspapers. For his efforts, he was paid $28,000. Inside one of publishing’s biggest boondoggles.

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