Paper records, exhibits and artifacts from the Watergate trial have been digitized for the first time as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in that eventually led to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
The newly digitized evidence from one of the most famous political scandals of the 20th century comes in the midst of the House Jan. 6 select committee's public hearings examining the Capitol insurrection.The records include images of screwdrivers, lockpicks, business cards, surgical gloves, a room key for the Watergate, and the now-infamous ChapStick microphone.
who believed, with no evidence, that Cuban leader Fidel Castro was helping Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern against Nixon in the 1972 election. In the coming months, more of Nixon's aides would be arrested and indicted as investigators and journalists unveiled a massive political cover-up.uncovered a number of "dirty tricks" by the Nixon administration, including spying of Democrats and attempted sabotage of Democratic campaigns.
The Liddy trial exhibits were photographed using a high-resolution studio setup at the National Archives at College Park, Md. “We attempted to get the best images possible while leaving the original condition undisturbed," Seitz said.
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