 And of course, today's whippersnappers may not remember the significance of either Ted Koppel or Carl Bernstein, but Carl Bernstein was of the duo of the president's men, Woodward and Bernstein, who broke the story of Watergate, ultimately leading to the resignation of Richard Nixon on August 9th. Well, it was August 8th, but announced August 9th, 1974. And Ted Koppel was the producer of Nightline, which ran for over 20 years on ABC as an alternative to The Tonight Show.