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Watergate And Nixon
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Nixon Elected as President
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Nixon Becomes the 37th U.S. President.
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Plans to Expand Intelligence Cancelled
After approving an expansion to CIA, FBI, and other intelligence agencies, he has second thoughts and pulls back his approval. -
Daniel Ellsburg Leaks Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsburg leaked the Pentagon Papers, which contained unknown secrets of the War in Vietnam. -
"Plumbers"
The "plumbers", a group of people formed to "plug leaks" in the administration, sent to dig up dirt about Daniel Ellsburg from his psychiatrist's office -
Watergate
Five men from CREEP were arrested while trying to bug the Watergate Building -
FBI Trace Watergate to Nixon's Re-Election Campaign
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from the campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, -
Nixon Reelected
Nixon wins a second term with a landslide, obtaining over 60% of the popular vote and thoroughly defeating Sen. George McGovern. -
Alexander Butterfield
Alexander Butterfield, former presidential appointments secretary, reveals that Nixon has been taping conversations and phone calls since 1971 -
Refusal to Turn over Tapes
President Nixon refused to turn over the tapes of his recorded conversations -
Agnew Resigns
After a charge of income tax evasion, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns. -
Nixon MUST turn over tapes
After refusing manuscripts as sufficient evidence and a unanimous vote by the Supreme Court, Nixon is required to turn over all tapes, rejecting "executive privilege." -
Impeachment
After finding overwhelming evidence on the reliquished tapes, Nixon is charged with obstruction of judgement, and the process of impeachment starts. -
Nixon Resigns
After being charged with obstruction of justice, and urging from Congress, Nixon became the first president to resign the position. nixon was later pardons for his crimes by the newly-inaugurated president Gerald Ford.
