Tag Archive for: Watergate

A Watergate Lesson

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Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set off a firestorm and created a constitutional crisis. The Watergate scandals led to Richard Nixon’s resignation, the first and only resignation of a President, and spurred a series of historic […]

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LISTEN: Fred Wertheimer on Planet Money — From Watergate’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money

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NPR’s Planet Money: Suitcases, secret lists, and Citizens United 7/1/2022 Listen Now   There’s a corner of the Watergate scandal you probably haven’t heard about, one with far-reaching impact, according to a new episode from National Public Radio’s Planet Money featuring an in-depth interview with Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer who has been fighting for […]

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