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Break-in at Watergate Hotel
Frank Wills was a young security guard who called the police after finding masking tape on the doors. He took it off and found it again and that was when he called the police at 1:47 a.m. Police arrested the suspects at 2:30 a.m. Arrested were former CIA agent James McCord. -
Watergate burglars indicted
Five men- Frank Sturgis, Bernard Barker, Eugenio Martinez, Virgilio Gonzalez, and James McCord were indicted for the break-in. Gordon Liddy and Howard Hunt were also indicted. McCord and Liddy provide investigators with a link to the Nixon campaign. -
CREEP implicated in espionage ring
CREEP is involved in political espionage, and its clandestine activities are financed by a secret fund controlled by former Attorney Mitchell. -
Senate Watergate Committee established
By a 77-0 vote, the Senate establishes the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign. -
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McCord links break-in to White House
Samuel Dash announces that James McCord has begun to deliver a "full and honest account" of the Watergate affair. -
First round of White House resignations
In a nationally televised speech, Nixon announces the resignations of White House staff. -
Archibald Cox appointed special prosecutor
McCord says he was pressured to say he was guilty and stay quiet for no punishment to him. -
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John Dean implicates Nixon in cover-up
The president was aware of the cover-up of the break-in. He had to make sure it was covered up to be re-elected. -
Denials by former Attorney General Mitchell
Mitchell says he didn't give the "ok" to the break-in and didn't tell Nixon. -
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Nixon tapes revealed, subpoenaed
Alexander P. Butterfield reveals that all of Nixon's private conversation's were automatically taped by a set of hidden recording devices. -
Denials by Haldeman
Haldeman admits that he gave money for "dirty tricks" and denies that the president had any knowledge of cover-up. -
Segretti testifies about dirty tricks
Segretti, a paid "political prankster" played dirty tricks to get Muskie out of the president campaign and made bogus posters. -
Agnew resigns
Nixons vice president resigns from setting up incoming vice president. -
Saturday Night Massacre
Nixon didn't want to give out the tapes. Richardson resigns, Rucleshaus gets fired, and Cox is fired by Bork. FBI sealed off their entire teams. -
Leon Jaworski named special prosecutor
Attorney Bork named Attorney Jaworski as new special prosecutor. -
Nixn tells America, 'I am not a crook'
Nixon continues to assert his innocence and then turned to the camera and said he wasn't a crook. -
Indictments for White House cover-up
Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Colson, Mardian, Parkinson, and Strachan are indicted by federal grand jury. Nixon was named as unindicted co-conspirator. -
House subpoenas Nixons tapes
House Judiciary Committee gives Nixon more time to give up the tapes, April 30 as the deadline. -
Nixon promises to release tape transcripts
On a televised speech, Nixon promises to release 1,200 pages of edited transcripts. -
House impeachment inquiry begins
The president's failure of sending the real tapes to the House Judiciary Committee starts the opening of the impeachment hearings lead by Peter Rodino. -
Supreme Court rules on tapes
Supreme Court rules that Nixon didn't have the authority to hold the tapes. -
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Final phase of house impeachment inquiry
Committee charges Nixon of obstructing justice, then with misuse of presidential powers and then with the tapes. -
Nixon implicated in cover-up
Nixon urges Senate not to convict him. -
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Nixon resigns, Ford sword-in
President says bye to staff. -
Ford pardons Nixon
After one month in office, Ford pardons Nixon for his crimes.
