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The Plumbers
Nixon organized a unit to stop government leaks. They broke into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychologist to punish him for leaking the Pentagon Papers. They wanted to get revenge by releasing information about him -
Watergate Scandal
A group planned to wiretap phones at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. The group was led by E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy. This plan was unsuccessful. -
Watergate Scandal Pt. 2
The groups second attempt was also unsuccessful because five men were arrested. The money they had with them was traced back to Nixon's reelection campaign. -
Problems in the Nixon Administration
Leon Jaworski, Cox's replacement, also said that Nixon should release the White House Tapes. Instead, Nixon released edited transcripts. Spiro Agnew, Vice President, resigned in October and his replacement wasn't confirmed until December -
Saturday Night Massacre
Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor for the watergate scandal, insisted that Nixon release the White House Tapes. Nixon had him fired which triggered a series of people being fired or resigning. -
White House Tapes
Nixon released the Tapes with an 18 1/2 minute gap in between them. The tapes still revealed his involvement in the coverup of the Watergate Scandal. -
Nixon's Resignation
After the Saturday Night Massacre, Congress wasn't sure if they should impeach Nixon or not. They voted on it and it seemed like his removal was likely. However, he resigned before they did impeach him, being the first President to do so.
