#166 // Geoff Shepard | What Actually Happened During The Watergate Scandal

About this episode

Geoff Shepard discusses the Watergate scandal and its impact on American politics.

Geoff Shepard came to Washington, DC in 1969 as a White House Fellow, after graduating from Harvard Law School. He served on President Richard Nixon’s White House staff for five years, including a year as deputy counsel on the president’s Watergate defense team. He has written three books and produced two documentary films, as well as an off-Broadway stage play about the internal prosecutorial documents he’s uncovered, many of which are posted on his website, www.shepardonwatergate.com . In this interview Geoff and I discussed how Richard Nixon came to be the President, what actually happened in Watergate, and how law fare has changed American politics over the past 50 years. I hope you enjoy!

People in this episode

Guest: Geoff Shepard

Topics covered

• Watergate
• Richard Nixon
• American politics
• lawfare

Keywords

• Watergate scandal
• Nixon administration
• political history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: documentary films, off-Broadway stage play

Places: Washington, DC

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