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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Minnesota Public Radio Stories

Lessons from Watergate
36 years ago, a burglary at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. began the unraveling of a large-scale government cover-up that forced President Nixon's resignation. Two White House insiders and two Watergate prosecutors discuss the scandal that changed American politics forever.11:00 a.m.
Guests
John Dean: Former White House Counsel and author of several books including "Worse than Watergate" and "Conservatives without Conscience."
Egil "Bud" Krogh: Former deputy assistant to the president for domestic affairs and co-director of the White House Plumbers unit . He is author of "Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and life Lessons from the White House."
Jill Wine-Banks: Former Watergate prosecutor
Charles Breyer: Former Watergate prosecutor
More from MPR
What made Nixon tick? (06/18/2007)
Getting inside Nixon's head (06/03/2005)
Deep Throat steps from the shadows (06/01/2005)
The Nixon presidency (08/06/2004)
Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers (03/04/2008)
Ellsberg on dissent (02/26/2008)
Resources
University of St. Thomas
Lessons from Watergate
36 years ago, a burglary at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. began the unraveling of a large-scale government cover-up that forced President Nixon's resignation. Two White House insiders and two Watergate prosecutors discuss the scandal that changed American politics forever.12:00 p.m.
Guests
John Dean: Former White House Counsel and author of several books including "Worse than Watergate" and "Conservatives without Conscience."
Egil "Bud" Krogh: Former deputy assistant to the president for domestic affairs and co-director of the White House Plumbers unit . He is author of "Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and life Lessons from the White House."
Jill Wine-Banks: Former Watergate prosecutor
Charles Breyer: Former Watergate prosecutor
More from MPR
The legacy of Richard Nixon (01/09/2008)
What made Nixon tick? (06/18/2007)
Probing the conservative mind-set (07/20/2006)
Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers (03/04/2008)
Ellsberg on dissent (02/26/2008)
Resources
University of St. Thomas