How did news of the Watergate break-in first reach the public?

News of the Watergate break-in reached the public through newspaper reporting, especially a series of articles by The Washington Post. Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigated the break-in and uncovered links to the Nixon administration. It was not first revealed through a Supreme Court case or a confession or televised address by Nixon.

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