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During Richard Nixon's presidency, corruption at the highest levels of government threatened free elections and democracy. How did the public find out about this corruption

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The corruption you're referring do was embodied in the Watergate Scandal, which was first reported by the Washington Post. This led to the eventual resignation of Nixon.
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