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Two reporters for the Washington Post, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, broke the Watergate story to the American public. Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974.

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The Washington Post newspaper reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, got a 'leak' from a anonymous source nicknamed 'Deep Throat.'

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Q: How did the American public learn about the watergate break-in and other crimes of the Nixon administration?
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