About this episode
Watergate might be the most widely-referenced scandal in our nation’s history. The actual word itself has been appropriated in order to name many later scandals. But for a new generation of Americans, the word Watergate might not mean much. What was it? Who was involved and why was it important? Featuring Luke Nichter, author of The Nixon Tapes , and founder of NixonTapes.org . Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound . Subscribe on YouTube to see our video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org . Support the show and get ad-free episodes at 20k.org/plus . Follow Dallas on Instagram , TikTok , Facebook , and LinkedIn . Join our community on Reddit . Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/watergate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices