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Event
Watergate
Political scandal that began with a burglary in 1972 and ended with the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
- Dates
- 17 Jun 1972 – 9 Aug 1974
- Place
- Washington, D.C.
- Also known as
- Watergate scandal
- Wikidata
- Q42761
Connections 12
involved
- Richard Nixon President Primary record 1
- Senate Watergate Committee investigated Primary record 1
- House Judiciary Committee voted articles of impeachment Primary record 2
- John Dean testified Primary record 1
- Alexander Butterfield testified Primary record 1
- Archibald Cox Special Prosecutor, dismissed Primary record 1
- John Sirica trial judge Primary record 1
- Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated Primary record 3
includes
- Pardon of Richard Nixon Primary record 1
- Resignation of Richard Nixon Primary record 4
- Saturday Night Massacre Primary record 1
- United States v. Nixon Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 17 Jun 1972 – 9 Aug 1974 Watergate
Proof 4 sources
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Watergate Special Prosecution Force Report, U.S. Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents).
Primary record
authorized the Special Prosecutor to name President Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator in the cover-up case.
Senate Select Committee begins public hearings.
Dean tells Senate Select Committee that the President knew of the cover-up as early as September 1972.
Alexander Butterfield informs the Senate Select Committee of the presidential taping system.
President Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to dismiss Cox for his refusal to accept the White House proposal; Richardson resigned rather than carry out the order
Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus was fired for his refusal to obey; finally, Solicitor General Robert Bork, next in seniority at the Justice Department, dismissed Cox as Special Prosecutor.
Judge Sirica issues provisional sentences for Watergate break-in defendants, except McCord; makes McCord’s letter public.
President Ford pardons Richard Nixon.
For approximately 16 hours, from 9:05 p.m., on October 20, 1973, to 12:47 p.m. on October 21, 1973 — agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation occupied the offices of WSPF.
Public reaction played a substantial part in the President’s later decision to comply in full with the court order and to abandon the Stennis plan.
Supreme Court unanimously upholds Special Prosecutor’s tapes subpoena for Watergate trial.
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Deschler's Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives, vol. 3, ch. 14 § 15: Impeachment Proceedings Against President Nixon (reprints H. Rept. 93-1305 and the articles), U.S. Government Publishing Office / House Parliamentarian, 1977.
Primary record
The Committee then adopted Article I, as amended, by a vote of 27 to 11.
The Committee then adopted Article II, as amended, by a vote of 28 to 10.
this amendment was adopted by a vote of 21 to 17 and became Article III.
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Watergate Trial Tapes (Nixon Library finding page for tapes played in U.S. v. Mitchell and U.S. v. Connally), Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
Primary record
They propose having the CIA ask the FBI to halt their investigation of the Watergate break-in by claiming that the break-in was a national security operation.
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A President Resigns - 50 Years Later (exhibit page), U.S. National Archives Museum, 2024.
Primary record
President Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974.
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