Essay on Watergate

Reflects Bill Moyers' personal attempt to understand how a political scandal the proportion of Watergate could have occurred. Reviews the taped testimony of Mitchell, Ehrlichman, Magruder, and other Senate witnesses. Discusses with journalists William White and Richard Strout, historian Henry Steele Commager, and several others various other scandals in U.S. history, the expanding role of the presidency, and aspects of American history that help to explain the Watergate morality. Finalist, 1976 American Film Festival.

More in Bill Moyers' Journal Series

  1. America for sale 1972
  2. No Tears for Rachel 1972
  3. Why did Gloria die? 1972
  4. Essay on Watergate 1973
  5. Daddy, Don't Be Silly: A Case for Equal Rights 1974
  6. Rosedale: The Way It Is 1976
  7. The People Of Nes Ammin 1979
  8. Women Inside 1979
  9. Women Inside, Pt 1 1980
  10. Women Inside, Pt 2 1980

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record