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It's August 22nd, 1973, in San Clemente, California.

President Richard Nixon walks out onto the lawn of his beach side estate.

This property, a Spanish colonial-style compound, is nearly five and half acres.

It's planted with palm trees and has sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

Nixon travels here to get away from the madness in Washington,

to get a little sun and sea breeze, and to give himself a chance to recharge.

But today, Nixon knows there's no escaping his troubles.

About 14 months ago, a group of operatives working for Nixon's re-election campaign

got caught breaking into the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel.

Nixon's team tried to contain the damage, working to shut down the investigators looking

into the break-in, and even bribing some operatives to keep quiet.

But despite their best efforts, Nixon and his aides couldn't stop the scandal from blossoming

into a full-blown crisis. A special prosecutor has now been appointed to investigate

the break-in and any involvement by the White House. The Senate has its own committee investigating

the issue, and it seems like every newspaper in America is speculating about how much longer

the Nixon administration can hold on before crumbling under the weight of the unfolding scandal.

These are trying times for President Nixon. But he believes that no matter how bad things have

gotten, he needs to show the nation that his administration is standing stronger than ever.

So Nixon invited the press onto the grounds of his own private residence

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