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Nixon becomes president
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Pentagon papers published
They are publised in the New York times and reveals secrets from the defense department about the vitnam war. (cause) -
Daniel Ellsberg
The "plumers" bugularized a clinic to find info on Elsberg, a defense analyst. This was a direct result of him leaking the pentagon papers. (effect) -
Watergate hotel
p2. 5 men arested for bugging a national democratic committee office.
All five men fare a part of nixons administration, part of the government, or aginst fidel castro. -
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Watergate Scandal
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Nixon check
A check from the Nixon campaign for 25,000 shows up in one of the robbers bank accounts. -
FBI conclusion
The FBI traces the watergate breakin to the Nixon relection campain but nixon does not belive the reports. The public begins to doubt Nixon and question his involvment seriously. (change) -
Nixon relected
Nixon wins over George Mcgovern with over 60% of the vote -
Nixon denies watergate
Nixon denies involvment. turning point: Nixon until then did not acknowledge the reports of members of his administration being involved. this now brought the incedent to the front light for citizens
Nixon speechnixon speech
This was an effort to gain public support for his innocence and misdirect people from his guilt. -
clinic raid discovered
A memo to John Ehrlichman proves the plans to burglarize the office of Pentagon Papers leaker, Daniel Ellsberg, psychiatrist. -
Nixons recordings
Alexander butterfield (presidental appointment secretary) reveals nixon records all his conversations. -
Nixon covers up
Nixon stops the recordings of his conversations. He continues to try to hold the sensitive information on the tapes that would incriminate him. (continuity) -
Nixon refuses to turn over recordings
Nixon withholds the recordings from the senate watergate committee. -
Congress starts to talk
Congress starts to talk about impeachment. -
Missing recording
Their is a 18.5 minute gap in the tape. -
Edited tapes given
1,200 pages were turned over -
Supreme court demands full tapes to be turned over
64 recordings are forced over -
Impeachment begins
The house judiciary committee begins the impeachment process on charges of obstruction of justice. -
nixon resignes as president
p3. nixon is first president to resign. He is pardened by his vice president Gerald ford. He still never acknowledges guilt but bases his resegnation on the lack of faith in him by the citizens and congress and the country should be run how the citizens want.
