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Watergate Timeline
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Inauguration of Nixon
Richard Nixon inaugurated as the 37th President of America. -
Pentagon Papers Published
Daniel Ellsberg releases Pentagon Papers indicating Nixon’s Plans in Cambodia were ineffective and communism is more popular. -
Daniel Ellsberg's office destroyed
Nixon orders staff to destroy his enemy’s office, Ellsberg, because of the Papers. -
Break In
Five men caught trying to break in and bug the Democratic National Convention at the Watergate Complex.Left to right: James McCord, Jr., Virgilio Gonzalez, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Baker. -
Denial
Nixon denies any relevance with Watergate. -
Washington Post Reports
The Washington Post reports the burglary was associated with the Nixon Administration. -
Nixon Re-election
Nixon is re-elected in a landslide victory against Democratic rival, George McGovern. -
Supreme Court asks for Tapes
The Supreme Court unanimously rules: Nixon must hand over the tapes with recorded conversations. -
Resignation
President Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States becomes the first and only president to resign from office.
