NPR Reports on Watergate, 1974 By the summer of 1974, the Watergate scandal had rocked the nation's confidence in the integrity of the presidency. On Aug. 8, Richard Nixon's resignation seemed inevitable. Steven Banker reports from inside the White House on the tense final stages of the Nixon administration.

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NPR Reports on Watergate, 1974

November 29, 200512:00 AM ET

NPR Reports on Watergate, 1974

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By the summer of 1974, the Watergate scandal had rocked the nation's confidence in the integrity of the presidency. On Aug. 8, Richard Nixon's resignation seemed inevitable. Steven Banker reports from inside the White House on the tense final stages of the Nixon administration.