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Richard Nixon defeats Hubert Humphrey in presidenial election.
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Howard Hunt demands Nixon's associates for hush money for himself and theo thers that were arrested in the break-in. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein begin to investigate the break-in and begin to suspect that the burglars are connected to the White House.
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Five burglars are arrested in the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C.'s watergate complex for attempting to wiretap the committee chairman's telephone.
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Eelctoral College 520-17
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Alexander Butterfield reveals to the Senate select committee that Nixon has been bugging the Oval Office in 1969 and the tapes are subpoened.
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continuing persistence on gaining access to the Oval Office
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voted 410-4 to begin investigation of bringing impeachment charges against Nixon.
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hendering the Watergate investigation. Nixon was secretly named as an unindicted co-consipirator.
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Votes on charging Nixon with obstruction of justice and abuse of power, as well as impeachment.
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court rules that the tapes be handed over to the prosecutor.
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a recorded conversation between Nixon and his Chief of Staff that took place on June 23, 1972 proves that Nixon took steps to thwart the investigations of the break-in b y the FBI and the CIA
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Nixon resigns
