On the 50th anniversary of the infamous Watergate break-in, Carolina Journal revisits Raleigh attorney Eugene Boyce’s recollections of the U.S. Senate investigation into the scandal. Boyce delivered these remarks on Sept. 26, 2011, in a presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.
Raleigh attorney Eugene Boyce recalls his role in Watergate investigation
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