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A new afterword by Max Holland details developments since the original 2003 publication, including the revelation of Mark Felt as the infamous Deep Throat, the media s role in the scandal, both during and afterwards, including Bob Woodward s "Second Man. " Arguably the greatest political scandal of twentieth-century America, the Watergate affair rocked an already divided nation to its very core, severely challenged our cherished notions about democracy, and further eroded public trust in its political leaders. The 1972 break-in at Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Hotel by five men acting under the direction of a Republican president's closest aides and his staff created a constitutional crisis second only to the Civil War and ultimately toppled the Nixon presidency.