The Mysteries of Watergate 

The ONLY person who got no recognition for the major part they played in the Watergate break in is the Black Man who discovered that there was something wrong and called the Police. He is not mentioned What-So-Ever. His name was Frank Wills.

In those days they actually broke into offices, opened filing cabinets, photographed documents and passed films of those records to people that they met in prearranged locations. How the internet has made the world "different".

To me the greatest mystery was what was on those 18 minutes of tape that were erased. Whatever it was had to have been so explosive Nixon was willing to resign.

Ten minutes to introduce the speaker! Wasting time that could have been well used by the speaker.

Just wondering - if someone breaks into the Richard Nixon Library will the Gerald Ford Library pardon them?

Nick Bryant just released a great book about Nixon and watergate

A foundation named for Nixon. Incredible.

If any of this were true, why wouldn’t Nixon have revealed it?

Four out of Ten for the camera operator. While Shepard is pointing at something off-screen, the camera stays focused on Shepard - INSTEAD OF CUTTING to what Shepard is pointing AT. Yet, still a great presentation. I have followed Watergate since it happened. Shows how old I am.

“Which version do you believe?” Not your version, that’s for certain.

He's right about calling the Earvin Committee a political trial. It was on TV every day and hopelessly polarized the country The sad legacy of Watergate was the polarization of the country on every issue through the press fed court of public opinion which has paralyzed much of our politics.

Despite all of the conspiratorial crap, John Dean does rub me the wrong way. Gives me an opportunist vibe. However, that doesn’t make Nixon innocent

Lots of comments from people who clearly have next to no understanding of what Watergate was beyond what they saw on the TV. I've read a LOT about this subject and you only really have 2 legitimate accusations you could make against Nixon. 1) He created the circumstances which allowed people to act irresponsibly and without proper command 2) He attempted to cover up Watergate, but considered it a political containment rather than criminal. That was an error of judgment.

The Moorer-Radford Affair.

2 suggestions for the first 2 speakers. Drink more water before you go up and speak. The constant throat clearing is annoying. Also, 11 minutes before the speaker is way too long. Let's go🎉🎉🎉🎉

This is like civil war reenactors wearing three piece suits🤣🤣🤣

Carmine Bellino once took a swing at Jimmy Hoffa after a particularly contentious McClellan Committee hearing.

One of Nixon/KIssinger's greatest failures was the 1974 China trade agreement (where he gave away the farm). It set the stage for all future US/China trade deals + WTO access (and there was no going back). So yes, maybe Nixon/Kissinger had a few joint successes, but lack of incite and smart China strategy would eventually wipe out American manufacturing.

The current occupier of the White House makes Nixon look like Thomas Jefferson.

Pure fantasy

Jim Hoagland's book, 'The Secret Agenda' is a great expose on so much.

What a crock!

That was interesting. Historians need to hear many points of view before they write their books. This will be a handy source to consider. Personally, Dean gives me the creeps and I have grave doubts about his motives at that time and since then. But, the clear picture will emerge over time as documents surface and are given consideration by sharp historians.

I'm a big Bob Halderman fan

Get out your tin foil hats folks. This guy is going to take you down the rabbit hole.

It was so thorough and well-explained presentation. Very inforimative!

how does this gentleman explain nixons conversations on the tapes i just felt like a lot of double talk. another author trying to make money

This is a prototype of a Chewbacca defense. Sheppard confuses listeners with questioning details of no importance. To make things very clear: The testimonial Dean gave was 100 % supported by hundreds of hours of tape. Not one of his claims was wrong - even today. In twisting the facts Shepard is as talented as Nixon. Brothers-in-crime.

Frank Wills should not be segregated as a Black man. He is the equal of any other man. I thought this type of racism - othering people - was put to an end 50 years ago.

Nixon should have pardoned Haldeman but he refused.

OK, le's assume Dean was pretty slippery and managed to escape a long prison sentence a) if he had such a frivolous CV, why did the White House wanted him, and gave such a critical position as that of the counsel to the president to such a relatively unexperienced guy ? I mean, Haldeman wants him so desperately, that he tries to seduce Dean by getting him to the White House with a helicopter ??? I mean, I suppose no one missed his misbehaving during his applying for the job I assume, did nobody from the WH staff asked questions about it ? Or was Dean exactly hired because he has been unethical, and did the WH wanted someone like that, someone who wasn't too strict, too much law abiding ? b) Dean may not have told the whole truth, but didn't Nixon in fact shoot in his own feet, by refusing to hand over the tapes, by the odd Rose Mary Woods erasing crucial (?) parts, at least about crucial meetings ? I mean, John Dean could never have done "it" all alone: if Nixon fell off his throne, Nixon himself and his staff (sloppy selection of personnel for key jobs) were largely to blame. c) Mitchell was present during the meeting with Liddy and his (in)famous gem stone charts, and what, he doesn't rush to the president and doesn't complain: Mr president, we have a cancer growing from within, that snotty young lawyer who was hired by Ehrlichman and that odd character Liddy are threatening your presidency, and doing all kind of completely unethical things, like one would expect of the person responsible for the Justice Department ??? So no sir, it wasn't Dean (alone) who made the president trip, it was his whole entourage and his own odd actions. d) It still isn't clear what the burglars were after, what kind of intelligence they hoped to collect this way. No idea whether the Rikan-theory is the right one, it sounds a bit far fetched to me. I mean, did nobody checked what Dean was doing all the time he was in the White House, how he (mis?)used his funds, either for political intelligence or for private reasons ? In that case, again, sloppy work from Haldeman, who was the chief of staff and hence, responsible to keep an eye on those adventurous springchickens turning the White House into a Madhouse. e) After hearing the exposé, it's still not clear what the speaker's theory is about Dean. Well, he's slick OK, but was he a Trojan Horse for the Democrats ? An ace in the sleeve for Goldwater ? Just a disloyal guy who saved his neck, even if that meant the sinking of Nixon's presidency ? Yet something else ???

Nothing on God's green earth can make Richard Nixon innocent or even an approximation of a good example for honourable young Americans

Just utter BS

He shouldn’t be given oxygen. He is dangerous.

Read All the President's Men.

He spends a lot of time trying to convince everyone that John Dean was the key participant in the scandal. John Dean never indicated he wasn't a key participant. One of the main drivers of his decision to testify to Congress was the fact that he knew it was inevitable the investigations would arrive at his doorstep, that all roads led to him because he had been, in his own words, "everywhere" in the scandal. So what is this dude's point in leaning into a well known fact? To muddy the waters so the plain truth can't be seen. The notion that Nixon is excused from accusations of criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice because his intent was political is disingenuous prattle. Nixon was highly intelligent. He attended law school w/ highly competitive academic scholarships and graduated third in his class. But der duh, he duh did not understand what he der duh do when he told Haldeman to persuade the CIA to tell the FBI they shouldn't investigate the break-in because it was related to covert Cuban operations der duh doi. What tripe.

They guys sound like crooks to me.

WOW YOUR VERY OUT RATE..

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEALTH, TIME AND MONEY TO LOOK FOR TRUTH,.SOMEWHERE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS IT WAS SAID THAT BOB WOODWARD WAS EMPLOYED IN THE USA NAVY IN THE JOHNSON WHITE HOUSE IN AN OBSCURE OFFICE OF THE USA NAVY..MAKES THINGS INTERESTING IF IT IS FACT..

Also, the fact that so many classified documents in a burglary & cover up investigation is troubling. The Special Prosecutor’s investigation was way too broad & wrong.

This guy is a liar.

This guy is full of it. Zero credibility.

LOL. I don't even need to watch this, now that I noticed what the account is, and especially after reading the video notes. It is nothing but cuckoo, ridiculous Nixon apologetics.

Has anyone actually listen to the tapes? Nixon was guilty as hell, plain and simple.

great info! great presentation

There is nothing that anybody can do to explain away his criminality, when his own words showed Nixon to be a criminal.

Deep Throat was Haig.

This is a horrendous video. We have NIXON'S own words to prove none of these theories are true and NIXON is guilty as hell!!!!!!

This is nothing but a self-serving piece for Nixon. I'm glad I haven't wasted my time going to the Nixon Library. Shepherd you were probably guilty to!

Span c my future name

Shame upon you > Why are you still talking about this criminal any way?

A silly man saying silly things and it makes the Richard Nixon Foundation look silly. Come to think of it, the notion of a Richard Nixon Foundation has kind of a silly sound, so you might as well put up silly videos. On the other hand, it does suggest the possibility of a Watergate theme park. It would be kind of cool to be The Bag Man in the Funhouse getting cabbage to Howard hunt at the drop box in the airport. Or the plumbers crawl ride and Sidle up to a Madame Tussauds version of G Gordon Liddy

This is just an apologist, trying to mitigate Nixon"s guilt. I don't buy these conspiracy theories without some real evidence.

John Dean is a slime bucket

Wait wait WAIT a sec....I guess the thing I never understood was...who was this breaking in/wiretapping going to benefit? Certainly not Nixon, he was already elected and re-elected to the presidency and not eligible to run again. Was it to benefit the next Republican nominee? That has never been clear to me.

wow what an apologist Nixon disinformation video!