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Kenneth Dahlbergâs role in Watergate
SHOWCASE | October 11, 2011
Dahlberg died Oct.
4th at age 94; his name will be prominent as long as people follow the Watergate story.
Ken Dahl lives in the Seattle/Tacoma area.
Here Barry Sussman, who was the Washington Postâs Watergate editor, explains why.
By Barry Sussman
bsussman@niemanwatchdog.org
Obituaries of Kenneth Dahlberg, who died at age 94 on Oct.
4th, pointed out that he unwittingly played a key role in the unraveling of Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal coverup. That’s an understatement. The “Dahlberg check” story was the single most important contribution the Washington Post made in its two years of Watergate coverage.
For reporters and editors, the Dahlberg story is still relevant; it shows that good reporting by a small group, at not much expense, can change the course of events. For Watergate junkies – and there still are some – the Dahlberg check details will forever be juicy.
I was Watergate editor at the