<P> The White House retaliates , and in short order the Post and Times appear together before the Supreme Court to plead their First Amendment argument for the right to publish the material . Meanwhile , newspapers across the country pick up the story in solidarity with the Post and Times . The court rules 6 -- 3 in the newspapers ' favor , vindicating Graham 's decision . Nixon demands that the Post should be barred from the White House . One year later , security guard Frank Wills discovers a break - in in progress at the Watergate complex after a guest at the Watergate hotel called complaining about people using flashlights . </P>
<P> The White House retaliates , and in short order the Post and Times appear together before the Supreme Court to plead their First Amendment argument for the right to publish the material . Meanwhile , newspapers across the country pick up the story in solidarity with the Post and Times . The court rules 6 -- 3 in the newspapers ' favor , vindicating Graham 's decision . Nixon demands that the Post should be barred from the White House . One year later , security guard Frank Wills discovers a break - in in progress at the Watergate complex after a guest at the Watergate hotel called complaining about people using flashlights . </P>
who was president during the movie the post
who was president during the movie the post
Nixon
Nixon