30 Years After The Watergate Scandal Reporters Who Broke The Story Still Refuse To Divulge Their Main Source / Reuters News & Media Inc..

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June The 17Th Marks The 30Th Anniversary Of The Day Which Set In Motion The Watergate Scandal, The Crisis That Brought Down U.S. President Richard Nixon. The Two Men Who Broke The Story In The Washington Post Spoke To The Media At Washington'S National Press Club But Continued To Keep The Identity Of Their Main Source, "Deep Throat", Under Wraps. On June 17, 1972, Five Burglars Were Caught Breaking Into The Democratic National Headquarters At The Watergate Complex In Washington. President Richard Nixon'S Republican White House Attempted To Cover Up The Fact The Five Men Caught In The Act Of Breaking And Entering Worked For Nixon'S Re-Election Campaign. The Cover-Up Led To The Resignation Of President Richard Nixon And Changed The Face Of Politics In America, In What Continues To Be The Standard By Which All Other U.S. Political Scandals Are Measured. A Series Of Investigative Reports Written By Bob Woodward And Carl Bernstein Of The Washington Post Newspaper Uncovered The Breadth Of The Watergate Crimes And Attempted Cover-Up. Their Reports Led To Congressional Hearings That Eventually Led To President Richard Nixon'S 1974 Resignation. Crucial To Woodward And Bernstein'S Reporting Was A Source Known As "Deep Throat," Who Revealed Key Information About The Cover-Up On The Condition That They Not Reveal His Identity Until His Death -- Or Until He Changed His Mind About The Secrecy. At A Press Conference In Washington, D.C., To Mark The Thirtieth Anniversary Of The Watergate Break-In, Washington Post Writer Bob Woodward Said On Monday (June 17) That "Deep Throat" Is Still Alive And He, Along With His Former Colleague Carl Bernstein Will Continue To Protect One Of The Best-Kept Secrets In Washington.

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