Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward shares the inside story of President Richard Nixon's downfall, and what was learned from the notorious White House tapes. In his 2016 TEDxMidAtlantic talk, he warns that we are entering a new era of secrecy that harkens back to Nixon's days. We think we are resilient, he says, but if we are infected with hate and lack of knowledge, we could lose our democracy.

Bob Woodward: What I learned investigating Nixon

What I learned investigating Nixon

In his final moments as President, Nixon reflected on hate's destructiveness, revealing the internal poison of his tenure.

Nixon's Watergate scandal unraveled from a secret taping system, revealing persistent presidential corruption for power retention.

Democracies thrive in light; Nixon’s embrace of secrecy and manipulation underlines the peril of ignorance and hatred in governance.