"They sent the new kid": Lesley Stahl on how she got to cover Watergate — and how Washington "changed forever"

In 1972, long before she became a correspondent for 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl was a young reporter at CBS News. Over the last 50 years, she has covered 10 presidencies and countless political stories. Here, in her own words, she recounts and reflects on one of her first: the Watergate scandal. 

Hear more from Stahl in "Watergate: High Crimes in the White House," premiering Friday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. It will also be available to stream on the CBS News app and Paramount+.