Frank Wills

A security guard in Washington, D.C., Wills found tape over the lock on one of the doors in his building. He pulled it off, thinking employees were breaking the rules for easy passage. When he later found the door lock taped again, he called the police. Together, Wills and the police discovered burglars in the offices of the Democratic National Committee. The year was 1972, and the building was the Watergate. The subsequent scandal over the Republican-sponsored burglars brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon and made every scandal a "-gate". He later played himself in All the President's Men, a movie about the burglary and its fallout. Wills died September 27 from a brain tumor. He was 52. From This is True for 24 September 2000 Suggestions for further reading: All the President's Men by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: I was 16 years old in 1972 and way into my highschool drama with boyfriends, cheerleading, etc. You would have thought I would have paid more attention to not only Watergate but also Vietnam. I read this book many years ago after it first came out....   Shadow : Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate by Bob Woodward Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: Published in 1999 by Washington Post investigative reporter Bob Woodward and his crack research team, "Shadow, Five Presidents And the Legacy Of Watergate" is a timely read. Former presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, G.H.W.Bush, and Clinton are careful...   Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush by John W. Dean Amazon Price: $12.78 Customer Review: Isn't it funny how all the right-wing conservative hyperbole that was written years ago against this book have all been shown to be false years later. Read the book.   Watergate: The Presidential Scandal That Shook America by Keith W. Olson Amazon Price: $11.96 Customer Review: I agree with the "pointless" review here, but want to suggest starting with the incredible Anthony Lukas book "Nightmare" before Emery. THE LUKAS BOOK IS SIMPLY THE BEST INTRODUCTORY BOOK ON WATERGATE EVER WRITTEN. For those who seek a deeper under...   The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat by Bob Woodward Amazon Price: Customer Review: This one is only for fans of history or journalism because the story is so complex that if the reader doesn't know much of the background already, the book will be difficult to follow. Woodward, the Washington Post reporter who was one half of the Wa...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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