Nixon and Watergate

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    Vice President Under Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Defeated by John F. Kennedy in Presidential Election

    Defeated by John F. Kennedy in Presidential Election

  • Defeated by Jerry Brown for Gov. of California

    Defeated by Jerry Brown for Gov. of California

  • Defeats Hubert Humphrey in Presidential Election

    Defeats Hubert Humphrey in Presidential Election

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    Blackmail!

    Howard Hunt makes repeated demands on Nixon's associates for hush money for himself and others arrested in the Watergate break-in.
  • Arrest!

    Arrest!

    Five burglars are arrested in the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex. They were attempting to place a wiretap on the telephone of the Committe chairman.
  • Grand Jury Indicts the 5 Burglars & 2 Accessories

    Grand Jury Indicts the 5 Burglars & 2 Accessories

    Indicted for conspiracy, burglary, and violation of federal wiretapping laws
  • Nixon Re-elected

    Nixon Re-elected

    Won by sweeping margin. Electoral College votes 520-17.