Watergate, Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson
journalismJun 17, 20268177
Heather Cox Richardson retold the origin of the Watergate break-in, explaining how on June 17, 1972 security guard Frank Wills found a door taped open at the Democratic National Committee offices in Washington's Watergate complex. Cartoonist Liza Donnelly sketched live alongside Richardson in a short Talk & Draw segment, visually depicting the burglars' entry and the immediate arrests. The session condensed the scandal's key facts into just over three minutes, showing how the break-in and cover-up spawned investigations that culminated in President Nixon's resignation and why Watergate still defines presidential accountability.
