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Nixon Elected
Republican California Senator Richard Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey and is elected president of the United States -
Nixon Inaugurated
Inauguration of 37th president Richard Nixon. In his speech he promised to bring America together and find a way to end the war. -
Pentagon Papers
Pentagon official, military analyst and former Marine Daniel Ellsberg released documents to the Washington Post and New York Times. These papers brought to light the Vietnam War policies of former presidential administrations and were believed to indict the former presidents. -
Nixons Enemies List
White House aides begin list of people to "get". These are people who are thought of as "against" the president or have publicly disagreed with him. They were the original compilers. -
"Plumbers" break into Watergate hotel and office building
In their second highly significant act, the "plumbers" entered the offices of the Democratic National Committee and were caught planting microphones. All five were arrested in what was called by the White House a "third-rate" burglary. -
"Plumbers" Convicted
Nixon's former aides, G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord, Jr. are convicted of crimes involving the Watergate incident, along with 5 others, including E. Howard Hunt, all of whom pleaded guilty. -
Nixon Refuses to turn over tapes
The presidential tapes which held recordings of Nixon's conversations in the oval office were withheld from the Senate Committee for the reason that he had "executive privilege". -
Nixon Resigns
President Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to ever resign. Gerald Ford becomes president.