Major players in the Watergate scandal, then and now:
President Richard M. Nixon
Then: Elected in 1968 and 1972, the 37th president became the first to resign when he stepped down in 1974.
Now: Lived for another 20 years, writing numerous books about foreign affairs as well as his life and political career before dying in 1994 at age 81.
Sen. Sam J. Ervin, Jr., D-N.C.
Then: Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, commonly known as the Watergate Committee.
Now: Retired to his hometown of Morganton, N.C., and wrote three books before dying in 1985 at age 88
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Then: Washington Post reporters who investigated the break-in and other Nixon administration activities.
Now: Bernstein is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and the author of several books. Woodward is assistant managing editor for the Washington Post and the author of numerous books
Charles Colson
Then: Special counsel to President Nixon; set up the "plumbers" unit to investigate leaks of information from the White House; spent seven months in prison.
Now: Founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries and author; named one of Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America" in February 2005
John Ehrlichman
Then: Nixon's domestic policy adviser; directed the "plumbers" unit; spent 18 months in prison.
Now: An author and business consultant before he died in Atlanta in 1999 at age 73
H.R. "Bob" Haldeman
Then: Nixon's chief of staff; spent 18 months in prison.
Now: Wrote a memoir and worked as a real estate developer in California before dying in 1993 at age 67
E. Howard Hunt
Then: A member of the White House "plumbers"; organized the bugging of Democratic National Committee headquarters; served nearly three years in prison.
Now: Lives in Florida and writes spy novels
G. Gordon Liddy
Then: Former FBI agent who helped plan the break-in at DNC offices; spent more than four years in prison.
Now: Actor, author and talk-show host.