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A BEGINNING OF THE END
Richard Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th president of the United Sates. -
THE PENTAGON PAPERS
The New York Times release the Pentagon Papers, the Government's secret history on the war in Vietnam, after a leak made by former defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg. -
PLUMBERS GO TO WORK
Nixon's "plumbers", the unit to fix the leaks in Nixon's administration, vandalized the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist order to find files on Daniel. -
WATER GATE HOTEL
At 2:30 a.m, five men were arrested for breaking into the office of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate hotel. These men also were suspected to be linked to Nixon. -
MYSTERIOUS MONEY
A cashier's check for $25,000 is found in the bank account of one of the Watergate burglars. The money was originally for the Nixon campaign. -
BURGLARS LINKED TO NIXON
Two of Nixon's former aides ,including James W. McCord Jr., were found guilty of conspiracy of the Watergate break . -
SCANDAL LEAKAGE
Recently fired White House counsel John Dean reported to the press that he had discussed Watergate cover around 35 times. -
SECRET TAPES REVEALED
Alexander Butterfield reveals that president Nixon tape records everything that he talks about. -
NIXON BECOMES SCARED
President, fearful linked to the Watergate crimes directly, denied the access of the tapes through his executive privilege right. -
SATURDAY NIGHT MASSCRE
Nixon, now more fearful, begins to consecutively fire any opposing special prosecutor, such as Archibald Cox. Also Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus resign. -
NOT A CROOK?
Nixon publicly denies being part of the Watergate breakin on live television stating "I'm not a crook". -
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GIVE UP THE TAPES
The Supreme Court denies Nixon that right of executive privilege over the tapes, Nixon releases a document of the typed recordings and later the recordings with 64 missing white house recordings. The court demanded to have them or else the impeachment of the president. -
NIXON RESIGNS
Before the impeachment order can be put into place, President Nixon becomes the first president to resign, and later to be pardoned by his appointed president Ford.
