"Watergate Scandal / All The President's Men" Guided Walking Tour
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It’s been forty-five years since the Watergate break-in took place right here in Washington, DC (June 17, 1972) but the scandal continues to make headlines.
And remember the great movie “All the President’s Men” (nominated for 8 Academy Awards - and won 4) with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman? Let’s take a guided walking tour to see some of the actual sites associated with the Watergate break-in and learn more about the book and film "All the President's Men."
While all large cities have a history museum, a zoo, art galleries, and sports teams - Washington, DC is unique in that you can see the exact places where so many important events in our nation's history took place. Watergate is a perfect example. It was the biggest political scandal in American history; and the subsequent book and film "All the President's Men" highlights one of the greatest detectives stories in journalistic history. Come see for yourself where it all took place - right here in Washington, DC - on our "Watergate Scandal / All The President's Men" guided walking tour!
See the original "All the President's Men" film trailer via the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuaYh9_ZK1U
Video link from a prior tour below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vALx_LnLHQ4
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. When the conspiracy was discovered and investigated by the U.S. Congress, the Nixon administration's resistance to its probes led to a constitutional crisis. The term Watergate has come to encompass an array of clandestine and often illegal activities undertaken by members of the Nixon administration. Those activities included such "dirty tricks" as bugging the offices of political opponents and people of whom Nixon or his officials were suspicious. Nixon and his close aides ordered harassment of activist groups and political figures, using the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, articles of impeachment, and the resignation of Richard Nixon, the President of the United States. The scandal also resulted in the indictment of 69 people, with trials or pleas resulting in 48 being found guilty and incarcerated, many of whom were Nixon's top administration officials.
The affair began with the arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the DNC headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. The FBI connected cash found on the burglars to a slush fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CRP), the official organization of Nixon's campaign. In July 1973, as evidence mounted against the President's staff, including testimony provided by former staff members in an investigation conducted by the Senate Watergate Committee, it was revealed that President Nixon had a tape-recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations. After a protracted series of bitter court battles, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the president had to hand over the tapes to government investigators; he eventually complied. Recordings from these tapes implicated the president, revealing he had attempted to cover up the questionable goings-on that had taken place after the break-in. Facing near-certain impeachment in the House of Representatives and equally certain conviction by the Senate, Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974. On September 8, 1974, his successor, Gerald Ford, pardoned him.
The name "Watergate" and the suffix "-gate" have since become synonymous with political scandals in the United States and in other English- and non-English-speaking nations.
All the President's Men
All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula. The screenplay by William Goldman is based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. The film starred Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively; it was produced by Walter Coblenz for Redford's Wildwood Enterprises.
In 2010, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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Event Information - Please Read Carefully!
Registration: There is an $8.00 per person registration fee for this event to help reduce the number of “no shows.” Full refund if the event is cancelled or postponed, or if you change your RSVP from “yes” to “no” at least 48 hours beforehand. Also, while many of our events are free, proceeds from this particular tour help support our Washington, DC History & Culture programs.
Weather: The event will take place light rain (sprinkles) or shine as we’ll be indoors for a portion of the evening. If it’s on the calendar then we’re proceeding as planned.
Metro Station: Foggy Bottom
Parking: There is limited free and paid parking throughout the area - however, please note time limits and other restrictions.
Meeting Point: Outside of the Foggy Bottom Metro station - street level. If you arrive late (not advised due to the nature of this program but we understand things happen), we’ll initially be in the courtyard on I St. between 23rd and 24th (next to the Metro station) before proceeding to the front of the Watergate complex on Virginia Avenue.
Logistics: Our walking tour will cover approximately two miles and we’ll be visiting several different areas of the Watergate complex. Unfortunately we won’t be seeing the exact office where the actual break-in took place because that specific area has since been completely renovated and is not open to the public.
Ending Point: Our tour will officially end at the Watergate complex, and then we'll walk back to the Foggy Bottom Metro station.
Additional Questions: Anything that can’t be answered by the above event description, Google, or common sense please let us know.
We look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
202-821-6325
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