TV-14 1973 01:35:19 Documentary Television

David Susskind Archive: Howard Hughes The Watergate Connection

"The underlying Watergate story explored by experts in 1973"

Director David Susskind

Cast David Susskind, J. Anthony Lukas, Hank Greenspun, Terry Lenzner

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Synopsis

This 2 part 1973 program delves into the various ways that Howard Hughes was tangentiallyand directly involved in many aspects of the Watergate saga. At the time, Hughes was one of the wealthiest men in America and he spread largess all across the political landscape in an attempt to control those to whom he gave and to keephis private business interests out of the light of public scrutiny.