In 1977, a Man Walked Into a Washington Christmas Party Poised to Change Everything. He Did—but Not How He Ever Expected.

 In 1977, a Man Walked Into a Washington Christmas Party Poised to Change Everything. He Did—but Not How He Ever Expected.

A scandal followed—and, five decades later, no one agrees on what happened.

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