Watergate at 50: A viewers guide to remembering the scandal
CNN
Watergate is having another made-for-TV moment, in concert with the 50th anniversary of the original break-in that ultimately led to Richard Nixon's resignation. Combine that with a new round of televised hearings about alleged White House corruption, and everything old really does seem new again.
Yet watching some of the new and recent productions devoted to that story, and revisiting older ones, offers a few insights about those years, and a reminder that Nixon's scandals went well beyond just sending a few hapless burglars into the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
For those who might see Watergate as ancient history, these projects -- featuring those who participated in and covered the story -- also underscore that this previous constitutional threat was much closer than it appears in the rear-view mirror.
