Nixon learns of Watergate break-in 40 years ago today (1972)


Video: June 18, 1972 (at 1:08)

(Sunday, June 18, 1972) — U.S. President Richard Nixon says he learned of yesterday’s burglary at the Watergate complex today when he read a small article on the front page of The Miami Herald newspaper while he was vacation with his friend Bebe Rebozo in Key Biscayne, Florida.


Video: Video: June 18, 1972 (at 0:20)