Watergate, the Deep State, and the Mormons
What was Howard Hughes, and what was the intent of the funds flowing to Nixon?
These Bulwark guys never do the reading. There are lots of reasons why the standard telling of Watergate doesn’t really satisfy, but ultimately I think what people are committed to in the story is the myth, not the reality. They are enthused with the concept of standing up to a corrupt executive, therefore tarnishing a central American story …
