Watergate – Steel Phoenix Studios

prismatic-bell:

sailorzeo:

spiroandthelacktones:

THE PRESIDENT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS

Isn’t something similar to this what caused the Watergate scandal?

Yep. 4.5 minutes of erased tape caught Woodward and Bernstein’s attention.

Kiddos, @sailorzeo is exactly on point. If you haven’t learned about Richard Nixon and the Watergate Hotel in school (or even if you have–God knows my school mentioned it but hardly explained it), here are some things you’ll want to look up.

Movie: All The President’s Men

Bob Woodward

Carl Bernstein

Watergate tapes

Deep Throat (USE CAUTION I strongly suggest using a search term like “deep throat watergate” or “deep throat presidential leak” and if your parents have a web tracker on your computer, tell them you’re researching Watergate BEFORE you look this up)

If your parents or your grandparents were around for Nixon’s presidency, you may wish to talk to them, too.