TIME Covers Watergate

July 2, 1973: Dean Talks
Something very close to guerrilla warfare at credibility gap erupted, as both critics and defenders of Nixon and Dean joined in nasty combat over the character and believability of the witness before he could take the stand. Testifying to the staff of Senator Sam Ervin's committee in private, Dean found that his words, some self-damning, some damaging to the President, leaked out and were carried across the nation.
From: Guerrilla Warfare at Credibility Gap, July 2, 1973

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