Unveil the Past
The Watergate Museum's events offer a unique opportunity to engage with history. Join us to explore the nuances of Watergate history and its lasting impact on American civic life. Check out our current schedule below. More events will be added soon.
Laurie Munn's Watergate Portraits
Art All Night
September 12, 2026
Ten portrait display at Art All Night on September 12, 2026.
The Museum participated in Art All Night, a District of Columbia citywide celebration of creativity, culture, and community. The Museum showed a selection of 10 portraits, painted by artist Laurie Munn, featuring key players in the 1972 Watergate breakin and cover-up, the Nixon administration, and the 1970's. Approximately 40 visitors viewed the portraits over the three-hour event. The event was supported by 5 volunteers donating a total of 10.5 hours.
Barbara Jordan Portrait Unveiling
April 9, 2026
Dr. Angela Onwuachi-Willig, David Marshall, and Laurie Munn at
the unveiling on April 9, 2026.
This event, done in partnership with the Watergate Museum, the University of Texas, Austin, and the Boston University School of Law, was held at the Lyndon B. Johnson Washington Center in Washington D.C. The program featured the unveiling of Laurie Munn’s portrait of Barbara Jordan, created as part of her Watergate Portrait series, followed by a discussion of Jordan’s enduring impact with Dr. Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean of Boston University School of Law, and David Marshall LBJ Alum and Chair, 1999 LBJ School Barbara Jordan Forum. Approximately 30 individuals were in attendance, including the artist Lauire Munn and her husband.
Laurie Munn's 'Watergate Portraits' Gallery
Exhibited from October 10, 2025, to July 25, 2026
Over a 10-month period, the Watergate Museum successfully displayed approximately 80 paintings by Laurie Munn. Originally exhibited in 2012 at the Watergate Gallery & Frame Design studio as part of the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, Munn generously agreed to reassemble the exhibit to promote and provide information on the broader Watergate Museum project. The exhibit featured key players in the 1972 break-in and cover up, the Nixon administration, and the 1970's.
During the 10-month period, over 1,300 visitors viewed the artwork. These visitors included guests from the District/Maryland/Virginia metro area and beyond, to include visitors from across the United States and overseas including the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, and Mexico. The Museum greatly appreciates the support it received from 30 local residents that served as docents and provided over 740 volunteer hours.
The Museum will be moving the entire display into a virtual exhibit for future viewing.
With generous support from:
Laurie & Max Munn
Friedman Capital
Innovative Remodelers LLC
Watergate Partners, LLC
Watergate Gallery & Frame Design
Commemorative posters of Laurie Munn’s 'Watergate Portraits'
Now available for purchase, each signed poster features 72 portraits of key figures connected to the 1972 break-in, the cover-up, the Nixon administration, and the broader Watergate era of the 1970s. Posters are available for $175 through Watergate Gallery and Frame Design, located in the Watergate Complex, with proceeds benefiting the Museum.
Watergate Gallery and Frame Design
Watergate Retail Plaza - (lower level)
2552 Virginia Ave, NW
Washington DC 20037
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Interviews
June 23, 2026
The Next Word
Museum founder Keith Krom is interviewed by Christine Warnke, host of "The Next Word" on Montgomery Municipal Cable, about the founding of the Watergate Museum.
Speaker Series
Nov 05, 2025
Watergate: The Scandal That Created Modern Politics
Acclaimed journalist and historian Garrett Graff will discuss the myths and realities of Watergate — a larger and more complex scandal than popularly understood that ultimately led to Richard Nixon's resignation — and its relevance to the modern day presidency and politics. His book "Watergate: A New History," the most comprehensive examination of the Watergate scandal yet, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History and called "dazzling" in the New York Times book review.
Co-sponsored with George Washington University.
Jul 29, 2025
Watergate: Then and Now
Richard Ben-Veniste (Chief, Watergate Task Force, Office of the Special Prosecutor (1973-1975), Partner, (ret.) Mayer Brown LLP., and former legal analyst for CNN) and Jill Wine Banks (Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor (1973-1975), frequent television and radio legal analyst, co-host #SistersinLaw, and host “Just The Facts”) will discuss their experiences in prosecuting the Watergate cases and whether the lessons from Watergate are dead and buried. Scott Simon (NPR Host and Watergate resident) will be moderating the discussion.
Jul 16, 2025
"The Watergate Syndrome"
Rick Perlstein (historian, journalist, and author of Nixonland) and Timothy Naftali (Director, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University School of International Public Affairs and Director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, 2007-2011), will present “The Watergate Syndrome”. The talk, moderated by Scott Simon (NPR Host and Watergate resident), will discuss why people's sense about the Watergate scandal needs to broaden to questions of Nixon's biography, how he did politics for his whole career, and how both Nixon's White House and the Republican party itself crystalized in all the things that were happening at the time of Watergate-not just the break-in but and the various programs created to weaponize the federal government for political purposes.
May 20, 2025
Moretti and Timchenko: Artists of the Built and Natural Environment
Edward A. Eigen (Senior Lecturer in the History of Landscape and Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design) and T. Corey Brennan (Professor, Department of Classics, Rutgers University) will discuss the structural and landscape dimensions of the Watergate Complex’s architect, Luigi Moretti and landscape architect, Boris Timchenko, and how they altered DC’s skyline and natural venues as well as buildings and sites beyond the capital city. Scott Simon (NPR Host and Watergate resident) will be moderating the discussion.
Apr 09, 2025
A First-hand Account of the Design and Construction of the Watergate Complex
The Watergate Museum will host a Zoom discussion with Adrian Sheppard, the principal design assistant in the early 1960s on the Watergate Complex project for Studio Moretti in Rome. An architect prepared at the Yale School of Architecture and professor emeritus of architecture at McGill University, he will present his reflections on the history and significance of the architectural and urban planning aspects of the Complex. Joining him will be engineer (and long-time Watergate East resident) Stacie O. Condrell and Warren J. Cox, co-founder of the Washington architectural firm of Hartman-Cox and member of the Museum’s Advisory Council. Historian and Watergate East resident Jim Banner will moderate the discussion.
Mar 26, 2025
The Stories Behind the Watergate Comple- A Conversation With Joseph Rodota and Scott Simon
The Watergate Museum is hosting a special discussion with Joseph Rodota, author of The Watergate: Inside America's Most Famous Address. The book, published in 2018, chronicles the history of the Watergate complex from its conception in 1960 in the offices of the Italian construction company Società Generale Immobiliare to its present place in the registry of historic landmarks - through a mix of history, finance, and high-level political gossip. Joe will be sharing anecdotes from his interviews and research on the book. Scott Simon (NPR Host and Watergate resident) will be moderating the discussion.
Community Engagement
Watergate Museum Town Hall, September 27, 2026
On September 27, 2026, the Watergate Museum board hosted a town hall at the Watergate Hotel and provided an update on the status of the Watergate Museum project. Also, Mike Lesperance and Lonny Schwartz from the museum planning and design firm Design Minds previewed potential renderings of the Watergate Museum.