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Events of Watergate
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Richard Nixon wins election
Campaigned to get the U.S. out of Veitnam -
Sanctuary Bombings in Cambodia
Nixon ordered bombs to be dropped to stop the flow of goods to the Viet Cong. Seen as an escalation of the war. -
Daniel Elsberg publishes Pentagon Papers
Sent 7,000 pages of Top Secret info to New York Times. Becomes Nixon's No. 1 enemy -
Elsberg's Psychiatrist Office Burgalarized
A group called the "plumbers" did the job. Set up by Nixon to stop leaks. -
Watergate Apartment Break-In
5 men were arrested trying to plant bugs in the office of the Democratic Party. These men were part of the Comittee to Re Elect the President. -
Watergate Burgalrs are connected to Nixon for 1st time
AG John Mitchell denied involvement -
Burgalrs again Connected to Nixon
$25,000 check from reelection campagin was found in bank account of one of the burgulars -
Nixon Re-Elected
Even after all the speculation, Nixon is still re-elected as President -
White House Aide reveals existence of Nixon taping system
Aide Alexander Butterfield tells Senate that Nixon has recoreded every converstaion in Oval Office since '71. Prosecutor Archibald Cox requested the tapes. -
Invesigators Request Tapes from Nixon
Nixon refuses to hand over tapes, saying he was "exceutive privelage" -
Saturday Night Massacre
Nixon told AG Elliot Richardson to fire Archibald Cox to gtet him off the case. Richardson would not, so Nixon fired him. -
Gerald Ford becomes VP
After former VP Agnew resigned, Nixon named Gerald Ford as the new VP -
Supreme Court says Nixon must turn over tapes
Court ruled that Nixon's claim of "executive privelage" did not apply -
Nixon Resigns
After realizing that impeachment or resignation were the only two options, Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford becomes President. -
Ford pardons Nixon
