水门神话种种在冰冷的铅字上复活那些日子是不容易的。但我曾试图以那一段来结束这本书。在我写回忆录的三年中,只要弗兰克·甘南率领下的优秀编辑人员们能挖掘出那次危机中的任何细节,都要予以说明。随着水门事件逐渐公诸于世,我也得知了很多以前一无所闻的事情。我于是得以透视那时期的所有事件——不仅知道了发生了什么而且知道了这些事情为什么发生,还能藉此提供些指导,以便他人能够避免重复这些问题。在写作的过程中,我能够回顾水门事件,并将事实与神话区分开来。此次丑闻的核心是这样一个事实:与我竞选连任有联系的某些个人在闯入水门旅馆民主党全国委员会总部,并安装电话窃听器的时候 Watergate Mythology It’s not easy to revive those days on a cold lead. But I tried to conclude the book with that passage. In the three years I wrote my memoir, it should be explained that any outstanding editors under Frank Gannan can dig out any details of the crisis. As the Watergate event became known to the public, I learned a lot about things I had not heard before. I was able to see through all the events of that period - not only knowing what happened but also knowing why those things happened and providing guidance so that others could avoid duplicating them. In the process of writing, I can review the Watergate and distinguish the truth from the myth. At the heart of the scandal is the fact that some individuals associated with my campaign for reelection break into the watergate hotel Democrat National Committee headquarters and install telephone bugs