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Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

Travel through time and experience the Watergate scandal -- from a burglary in June 1972 to the laws Congress passed in response. Track the essential steps of a Congressional investigation: spark, authorization, hearings, report, and legislation.

The discovery of President Nixon’s secret taping system in the White House set off a debate involving all three branches of our government. See the tape recorder in Exhibition Hall and learn about the conflict over Executive Privilege.

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

A gavel can get your attention in a noisy room or make a special moment more memorable. Make your own keepsake gavel in the Democracy Lab!

Travel through time and experience the Watergate scandal -- from a burglary in June 1972 to the laws Congress passed in response. Track the essential steps of a Congressional investigation: spark, authorization, hearings, report, and legislation.

A gavel can get your attention in a noisy room or make a special moment more memorable. Make your own keepsake gavel in the Democracy Lab! 

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

The discovery of President Nixon’s secret taping system in the White House set off a debate involving all three branches of our government. See the tape recorder in Exhibition Hall and learn about the conflict over Executive Privilege.