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  Richard Nixon, the 36th Vice President of the United States.
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  Ellsberg was charged with conspiracy, theft, and under the act Espionage Act of 1917
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  Watergate burglars broke into Democratic Party national committee office.
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  Heavily influenced by the media, the senate established committee to investigate the watergate scandals.
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  The court declared Nixon release more White House tapes. One was known as the smoking gun tape, one showed Nixon participated in the Watergate cover up as early as June.
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  Nixon made three speeches on the Watergate scandal. All three having the obvious same relevance, but on the last one April 15 he released partial transcripts of the White House tapes.