Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Frank Phillippi Watergate collection, C0053, Special Collections Research center, George Mason University.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Frank Phillippi in June 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in February 2019.

Historical Information

Watergate was a major political scandal during the presidential administration of Richard M. Nixon. The scandal is named after the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., where it was discovered that the Democratic National Committee's headquarters had been burglarized on June 17, 1972. It was eventually uncovered that President Nixon and his administration were heavily involved in the scandal, which led to his resignation as President of the United States in August 1974, being the only president to ever do so.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials related to the Watergate scandal, including correspondence, film, printouts, publications, subject files, and videotapes.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center also holds the Arden B. Schell Watergate collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
• Politics
• United States -- Politics and government
• United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
• Video recordings
• Watergate Affair, 1972-1974