Revelations of the Watergate affair, which dominated the world's media in spring 1974, did not help.

He steadied the committee even as the Watergate affair grew into a national scandal.

He suggested that, as happened during the Watergate affair, the cover-up had propelled the crisis more than the original misdeeds.

The first is a matter of history: his role in the Watergate affair.

Only 63 hours of the tapes, provided to the Federal grand jury in the Watergate affair, have been made public.

His role in the Watergate affair has, in all fairness, been badly distorted.

It appeared to both men that a way had been found to place the Watergate affair in a new perspective, and, perhaps, to turn the tide.

Due to his involvement in the Watergate affair, he was sentenced to prison in 1977, serving 19 months.

We acted against the background of the Watergate affair, which involved serious crimes, including an illegal break-in.

The activities of some Nixon staffers during the Watergate affair are often held up as an example.