ARCHIVES / HOW TO CHECK

What later releases actually added

Grand-jury testimony, the Road Map and digitized trial exhibits—each with a different provenance.

Security officer’s log for the Watergate office building, June 17, 1972. Complete first page of the archival reproduction.
National Archives / creator not identified · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Major records public; access remains partial

Later releases let readers test details more directly. A document’s publication date does not make its contents a new finding, and a folder’s title does not establish the truth of every allegation it contains.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

Open an article for its evidence, labeled AI assessment and numbered sources. Read the complete static edition ↗

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Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. National Archives: Nixon’s June 23–24, 1975 grand-jury testimony and associated records ↗

    Read this source in its dated context; statements, evidence and conclusions are distinguished in the article.

  2. National Archives: Nixon grand-jury records released, November 10, 2011 ↗

    Release announcement for testimony from 1975. A modern publication date must not be mistaken for the date of the events described.

  3. National Archives: October 31, 2018 Road Map release and redaction limits ↗

    Explains what was released in 2018, what had already been public, and which grand-jury information remained redacted.

  4. National Archives: Watergate Road Map and supporting documents ↗

    Read this source in its dated context; statements, evidence and conclusions are distinguished in the article.

  5. National Archives: trial records digitized for the 50th anniversary, 2022 ↗

    Read this source in its dated context; statements, evidence and conclusions are distinguished in the article.

  6. National Archives: U.S. v. Liddy trial records and government exhibits ↗

    Read this source in its dated context; statements, evidence and conclusions are distinguished in the article.

  7. Nixon Library: guide to holdings and access status ↗

    Read this source in its dated context; statements, evidence and conclusions are distinguished in the article.

  8. Josh Blackman: February 8, 2026 commentary on Rosen’s seven-page testimony report ↗

    A law professor’s commentary quoting and linking James Rosen’s New York Times opinion essay. This site checked that account against the earlier official documentary history; it did not independently inspect the newly reported seven pages. The deep-state interpretation is the writers’ argument.

  9. State Department historical documentary edition: Moorer–Radford affair, FRUS volume II, document 164 ↗

    Official editorial note citing contemporary White House tapes, diaries and other records. Establishes the earlier spying episode independently of the 2026 commentary.