Read this sentence from "President Richard M. Nixon: Re-election, Second Term, and Watergate." "The revelations from the Watergate tapes, combined with actions such as Nixon's firing of Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox, badly eroded the president's standing with the public and Congress."

Knowing that revelations and disclosures are synonyms, what is the definition of revelations?

A: communications

B: inspirations

C: confessions

D: discoveries