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The Watergate Break-In
members of Nixon’s Committee to Re-Elect the President (known derisively as CREEP) broke into the Democratic National Committee’s Watergate headquarters, stole copies of top-secret documents and bugged the office’s phones. -
Burgler Trial
seven conspirators were indicted on charges related to the Watergate affair. At the urging of Nixon’s aides, five pleaded guilty to avoid trial; the other two were convicted -
The Saturday Night Massacre
When Cox refused to stop demanding the tapes, Nixon ordered that he be fired, leading several Justice Department officials to resign in protest. Eventually, Nixon agreed to surrender some—but not all—of the tapes. -
Aide Retrial
a grand jury appointed by a new special prosecutor indicted seven of Nixon’s former aides on various charges related to the Watergate affair. The jury, unsure if they could indict a sitting president, called Nixon an “unindicted co-conspirator.” -
United States v. Nixon
Nixon is ordered to give up tapes to investigators. Congress moves to impeach Nixon. -
Nixon Resigns
after releasing the tapes and delivering his speech just days earlier -
Nixon is Pardoned
President Ford ends the investigations by granting Nixon a pardon.