The vice president contends that Watergate would be “a 12-hour news story” today. He’s probably correct, but the lesson isn’t what he claims.

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Watergate scandal during a speech on Thursday, saying that the controversy that toppled President Richard M. Nixon would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today. “The…

The vice president contends that Watergate would be “a 12-hour news story” today. He’s probably correct, but the lesson isn’t what he claims.