Washington Post front page, Sunday, June 18, 1972: "5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats' Office Here"

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Watergate was not the only front-page news 50 years ago

Perspective by John Kelly

Columnist
June 13, 2022 at 1:10 p.m. EDT



The Washington Post front page from June 18, 1972. Under the Vietnam story is the news about Watergate. (The Washington Post)

On June 18, 1972, the story that set the clock ticking on the presidency of Richard M. Nixon appeared on the front page of The Washington Post. The headline was “5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats’ Office Here.”

But there were nine other stories on the front page that day, each in its own way an example of “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” The day’s two top stories were at the top of A1, under the main headline “Both Sides Claim Victory in N. Vietnam Offensive.”

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By John Kelly
John Kelly writes John Kelly's Washington, a daily look at Washington's less-famous side. Born in Washington, John started at The Post in 1989 as deputy editor in the Weekend section. Twitter https://twitter.com/JohnKelly

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