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Encore Edition: Watergate's Lessons, 40 Years Later

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Nixon, pictured with Leonid Brezhnev.

Nixon resigned the office of president 40 years ago this month. But the question remains: What were the lessons of Watergate? And has our country learned them?

Former Iowa State University Political Science Professor Jim Hutter and David Yepsen, political reporter for the Des Moines Register for a quarter of a century, join host Ben Kieffer to discuss how Watergate and Nixon's resignation changed our political scene, our media landscape and our nation. 

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Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River