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Nixon promised the nation during his presidential campain that he would end the United State's involvement in the Vietnam War through the process of Vietmanization
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Richard Nixon is inaugarated into the White House as the 37th President of the United States.
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North Vietnamese sanctuaries were targeted by the United States to stop the flow of supplies to the Viet Cong under Nixon. This was viewd as an escalation instead of a recal, and the public became very upset.
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The committe was created for a similar purpose as the Plumbers, to gather information illegaly and to sabatoge the potential campaigns of other presidential candidates to insure Nixon would be re-elected in the 1972 election.
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After the leak of the Pentagon papers, Nixon wanted to discredit the infromation though the use of a newly founded group called the "Plumbers". They broke into Daniel Elsberg's psychiatrist's office to find out information on Elsberg. This only attracted more attention, and Nixon quickly ended the Plumbers to prevent similar situations.
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Elsberg, a former U.S Marine and military analyst handed over top seceret papers from the Pentagon to the New York Times regarding information about failed policies of the Vietnam War
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Five men were arrested for breaking into the Democraqtic headquarters in the Watergate office building. It was discovered the men worked for Nixon's CREEP organization. Nixon denies being involved.
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Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein start their own investigation on the break-in of the Watergate building and discover 'hush money' which was tied to CREEP.
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FBI agents were discovered covering up the illegal actions of CREEP on behalf of Nixon's Campaign for his re-election.
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Nixon won the election for President of the United States by a landslide
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The Senate Watergate Committee begins its nationally televised hearings.
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It was revealed by Alexander Butterfield, former presidential appointments secretary, that Nixon illegaly recorded all conversations in the Oval Office. Nixon refuses to hand over tapes for the investigation.
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Nixon fires the special proscecutor of the investigation, his Attorney General, and Deputy Attorney General all in one night regarding the secret Oval Office tapes.
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Nixon hands over only selected sections of tape, and cannot explain the missing segments
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Over-ruling the President's "exicutive privilege", the Supreme Court orders Nixon to hand over the tapes.
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House Judiciary Committee passes the first of three articles of impeachment, charging obstruction of justice.
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Knowing that he will be impeached and then kicked out of office, Nixon announces his resignation and becomes the first President in United States history to resign. Gerald R. Ford takes the Presidency and pardons Nixon for his actions.
