It was a BLACK MAN who began the downfall of the Nixon WhiteHouse

[Eliot Rosewater]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wills_(security_guard)

How poetic.

Frank Wills (February 4, 1948 – September 27, 2000[1]) was the security guard who alerted the police to a possible break-in at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.. His actions eventually led to the discovery of the truth about the Watergate scandal and led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974.

We could sure use some heros today, like Frank and



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Graham

Go see "The Post"

And Mr. Bradlee of course.

[shenmue]

1. Bravo

[dsc]

2. saw the Post today

and can't recommend it highly enough.

[Cha]

3. For Frank Wills

Mahalo, Eliot

[Skittles]

4. yup

and the Black Caucus stood their ground against Duyba from the moment he stole the electrion, and Maxine has led the pack in seeing Trump for what he really is, and thanks to black folk we don't have Senator Moore, etc, etc.

[jaysunb]

5. And, lot's of white folks haven't forgotten. n/t

[tonyt53]

6. I thought it was Forrest Gump. Couldn't resist. I recall this brave man's story when Watergate broke

Mr. Wills did his job and even though he was just a lowly security guard at the Watergate complex. He risked his job, but reported it to police anyway. Yes, he was a hero.

[L. Coyote]

7. Subsequently, he was fired and became destitute.

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[L. Coyote]

9. The sad, short life of Frank Willis

Link to tweet

[apkhgp]

10. Saw the Post

and I need to find out how lubricate the Path of Impeachment so that we have a glorious time watching 45 barbecuing away in living color.

[Brother Buzz]

11. Only after Forrest Gump gave Frank Wells a heads up.

"Stated to me for a fact. I only tell it as I got it. I am willing to believe it. I can believe anything."

[George II]

12. Damn you! I was just about to post "what about Forrest Gump" when I read this.

[Brother Buzz]

14. "Security, Frank Wells" 0:37

A hat tip to Winston Groom.

[George II]

13. This is a fitting excerpt from the article:

"...the most eloquent description of his role came when Representative James Mann of South Carolina, a Democrat casting a difficult vote for impeachment on the House Judiciary Committee, said on July 29, 1974: ''If there is no accountability, another president will feel free to do as he chooses. But the next time there may be no watchman in the night.''

[Eliot Rosewater]

15. I yelled "CROOK" when Nixon was on the screen and as I walked out

when it was over I announced "I hope everybody here understands what is important about this movie as to today"