Frank Wills was 24 in 1972 when the security guard discovered that locks inside the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate complex had been tampered with. His call to the police led to five arrests and a political scandal, culminating in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974. Although hailed as a hero, Wills did not receive a reward or promotion, had trouble finding work, and died in poverty at age 52. Read Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” Learn more about the book and its characters, aged 9-90, in NOVELS.
Watergate hero Frank Wills died unrewarded in poverty
Woodruff Home for the Aged, where aging with dignity battles corporate greed
