In the midst of the Watergate scandal that eventually ended his presidency, President Richard Nixon told a group of newspaper
editors gathered at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, that
he is “not a crook.”

Nixon made the now-famous declaration during a televised
question-and-answer session with Associated Press editors.

Nixon, who appeared “tense” to a New York Times reporter,
was questioned about his role in the Watergate burglary
scandal and efforts to cover up the fact that members of his
re-election committee had funded the break-in.