Watergate

Discover the full scope of the Watergate scandal, including the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants that made it the most influential political event of the modern era. Award-winning journalist Garrett M. Graff delivers the first comprehensive, single-volume account in decades, exploring the scandal's beginnings in the publication of the Pentagon Papers to the unraveling of a presidency and its leader. Using newly public documents, transcripts, and revelations, Graff recounts every twist with remarkable detail and page-turning drama, bringing readers into the backrooms of Washington, chaotic daily newsrooms, crowded Senate hearings, and even the Oval Office itself during one of the darkest chapters in American history. Watergate is the defining account of the moment that has haunted our nation’s past—and still holds the power to shape its present and future.