Watergate

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Series two of the Ministry of History podcast is all about historical scandal, and we're starting off with a big one. In 1971, President Richard Nixon commissioned a shady group of 'fixers' to work on his behalf, and in 1972 they broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at Washington's Watergate hotel. The crime, and the cover-up, led to one of the biggest scandals in American history, and the only resignation of a President.

Much has been written and said about Watergate, but in this podcast Tom aims to analyse Nixon as a person - his childhood, his background, his character traits - and assess how this both enabled him to rise to the very top but also ensured that he would suffer a humiliating fall from grace.

The Ministry of History is a podcast that aims to take a look at some of history's lesser known characters and stories. Each series of the podcast focuses on a different theme: Series one focuses on historical murders and true crime, while plans for further series' include a focus on historical disasters, scandals and political events.

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