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The Break-In
A security guard working at the watergate hotel called the police after finding different signs of tampering with the doors. The police found 2 suspects and arrested them. -
Burglars Indicated
Frank Sturgis, Bernard Baker, Eugenio Martinez, Virgilio Gonzalez, and James McCord were the men that were arrested for the burglary, conspiracy, violation of federal wiretapping laws as well as G Gordon Liddy, member of the CREEP's finance committee and E. Howard Hunt Jr. a former white house consultant. -
Establishment of Watergate Committee
The Senate creates a committee led by Sen. Sam Ervin. The Committee was supposed to investigate any illegal or improper activities that occurred at the presidential campaign -
Break in Linked to White House
Samuel Dash announced the JAmes McCord delivered a full and honest account of the Watergate affair. Reports say McCord told dash former Nixon aide and white house counsel knew about the plans to bug the democratic headquarters, as well as a former special counsel to the president knew as well. -
White House Resignations
Nixon nationally announced the resignations of white house chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman. Chief domestic advisor, John D. Ehrlichman. White house counsel, John Dean, and attorney General Richard Kleindienst. -
Denial By Former Attorney
Former Attorney General Mitchell, contradicts sworn testimony of white house officials, asserts that he did give approval to the plan to break into the Watergate, and protects Nixon by stating the he kept the president in the dark about the cover up that followed the break in. -
Nixon Tapes Revealed
All Nixon's private recorded conversations were revealed by Alexander P. Butterfield, a former aide to the white house chief. White House also confirms all Nixon's conversations have been recored since 1971. -
Denials By Haldeman
The chief of staff denies any ties to the cover up but admits he took money to pay for political dirty tricks and states the president didn't know. -
“Dirty Tricks” Testimony
Donald Segretti was a paid political prankster. He was given limited immunity and testified about the dirty tricks he played on Democratic opponents. -
Agnew Resigns
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after pleading no consent to the charges of income tax invasion and was also fined $10,000. He was not involved in the Watergate scandal. -
Massacre
Archilbald Cox won’t follow presidential orders and submit Nixon’s tapes and anyone who was ordered to fire him wouldn’t so they quit or got fired. Solicitor General fired him and his whole team -
House Impeachment Begins
Since the president couldn’t bring forth any actual tapes, the house judiciary committee opened impeachment hearings -
False House Impeachment
3 out 5 articles of Impeachment were approved by the house in a national televised session -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon announced that he’s resigning his presidency. August 9th was his last day in office and Gerald Ford was sworn in as the new president -
Ford Pardons Nixon
Ford gave Nixon an unconditional presidental pardon for all crimes the he did or may have committed on national television and Nixon accepts it.