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Electronic Equipment in the Watergate Headquaters
Electronic surveillance equipment installed at Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building -
5 Men Arrested for Fixing the survalence
On this day in 1972, five men were apprehended while breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate, an office-hotel-apartment complex near the Potomac. They possessed burglary tools, cameras, film and pen-size tear gas guns. In rooms the menhad rented at a motel across Virginia Avenue from the burglary scene, police found electronic bugging equipment. -
John Dean gets the investigation for watergate Buildings
The Deans are at the center of Watergate conspiracy theories that sound as if they came from a steamy Washington novel. They filed a lawsuit prompted by the published allegations about them. -
7 Men are indicated for their roles in the June Break in
Hunt, Liddy, and the 5 Watergate burglars were indicted by a federal grand jury. -
Senate Creates Select Committee
On February 5, 1973, Senator Edward Kennedy offered Senate Resolution 60 to establish a Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities to investigate campaign activities related to the presidential election of 1972 -
White house issues statement
Discussions of press coverage and campaign funding (three parts).
Topics of discussion include: press coverage and the issue of campaign funding, Hunt's testimony, and the President insisting, publicly, to Mitchell, Magruder, Liddy not to withhold testimony thinking they will protect the President. -
White house members Resign
• April 30, 1973 White House staff members H.R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and John Dean resign. -
Nixon will not appear
President Nixon informs Senate Committee that he will not appear to testify nor grant access to Presidential files. -
Taping system
• July 16, 1973 Alexander Butterfield informs Senate Committee of the presence of a White House taping system. -
Nixon Refuses
President Nixon refuses to comply with a subpoena for White House tapes and documents to investigate cover-up. -
Nixon agrees to hand over tapes
Nixon was not the first president to record his White House conversations -
18.5 Minute Gap on Tape
Senate Committee announces discovery of 18 ½ minute gap on tape of Nixon-Haldeman conversation of June 20, 1972 -
Subpoena
Special Prosecutor issues subpoena for 64 White House tapes. -
Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee adopts article I of impeachment resolution against the President. -
Adops Article 2
Using the powers of the office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in disregard of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed,
