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Watergate

The lie that cost the presidency. A' bhreug a sgrios a' phr矛omhaireachd.

A' bhreug Ameireaganach a bu mhotha san fhicheadamh linn. Rinn Richard Nixon gach oidhirp airson a bhith cinnteach gun deidheadh a thaghadh a-rithist air an 7mh dhen t-Samhain: a' sgr霉dadh a' Ph脿rtaidh Dheamocratach, a' farchluais, a' goid aithisgean, 's a' cleachdadh dubh-ionmhas. Chaidh sgioba de 50 fhastadh san Taigh Gheal airson sgrios a dh猫anamh air na d霉bhlanaich agus airson an taghadh fhiaradh. Breugan a' phr矛omhaire, m矛-ghn脿thachadh structar an riaghaltais... Nochd an fh矛rinn beag air bheag, gus an do leig e dheth a dhreuchd san L霉nastail, 1974. An sgainneal a b' ainmeil riamh mu choirbeachd aig an 矛re a b' 脿irde san d霉thaich a bu chumhachdaich air thalamh, breug a thug air pr矛omhaire Ameireaganach seasamh s矛os.

The greatest American lie of the 20th century. Richard Nixon spared no effort to ensure his re-election on the 7th November: spying on his opponents from the Democratic party, wiretapping, stealing documents, using slush funds. A team of 50 people were recruited from within the White House to bring down the opposite camp and rig the election through presidential lies and misuse of the government structure. The truth slowly came to light, right up to Nixon's resignation in August 1974. This is the story of the most famous scandal involving corruption at the highest level of the leading world power, the lie that forced an American president to resign.

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

50 minutes

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Sat 15 Apr 2023 22:00

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Narrator Tormod Macleod

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