Watergate Scandal ; Scandal That Led to Presdient Nixons Resignation

Watergate Hotel Was Broken Into eadquarters To Try An Wiretap It

Jun 17, 1972

The burglars were trying to wiretap the Democratic Headquarters and was taking pictures of docmunets

Washington Post Report

Aug 3, 1972

• The Washington Post reported that a $25,000 check that was supposedly meant for Nixon's campaign ended up in the bank account of one of the Watregate burglars

Washignton Post thinks President Nixon is Involved in Watergate Breakin

Oct 3, 1972

• The post believed that the break-in was a political sabatoge effort by President Nixon for his campaign

Nixon is Re-Elected

Nov 3, 1972

• Nixon gets reelected in a huge landslide

- Nixon Aides Convicted

Jan 3, 1973

• Nixons aides G. Gordon Liddy & James McCord were convicted in Watergate Burglary

Tapes

Jul 3, 1973

• a Former White House secretary tells Congress that Nixon taed all conversations that went on in his office since 1971

Nixon decalres Innocence

Nov 17, 1973

• Nixon says ' " I am not a crook "

18-1/2 Minute Gap found in a White House Tape

Dec 3, 1973

Supreme Court Steps in

Jul 3, 1974

• The Supreme Court orders the White House to hand over 64 tapes of conversations

President Nixon Resigns

Aug 8, 1974