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January 8, 1973: Five defendants plead guilty as the burglary trial begins. Liddy and James W. McCord Jr. are convicted after the trial. January 20, 1973: Nixon is inaugurated for his second term. February 28, 1973: Confirmation hearings begin for confirming L. Patrick Gray as permanent Director of the FBI.
The Watergate Hearings Collection covers 51 days of broadcasts of the Senate Watergate hearings from May 17, 1973, to November 15, 1973, and seven sessions of the House impeachment hearings on May 9 and July 24 – 30, 1974.
Hearings From left to right: minority counsel Fred Thompson, ranking member Howard Baker, and chair Sam Ervin of the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973. Hearings opened on May 17, 1973, and the Committee issued its seven-volume, 1,250-page report on June 27, 1974, titled Report on Presidential Campaign Activities. The first weeks of the ...
Oct 9, 2018 · April 30, 1973. The Watergate scandal intensifies as Nixon announces that White House aides John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman have resigned. White House counsel John Dean is fired. (In October ...
The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. It originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters ...
May 30, 2017 · Aug. 1, 1972. The Washington Post reported that a $25,000 check intended for Nixon’s 1972 reelection campaign was deposited in the bank account of one of the Watergate burglars. It was one of ...
Feb 9, 2010 · Enter a date in the format M/D (e.g., 1/1) ... In May 1973, the special Senate committee began televised proceedings on the Watergate affair. During the Senate hearings, former White House legal ...
Oct 29, 2009 · The Watergate scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of...
Jun 10, 2024 · June 17, 1972 - August 9, 1975 (Anniversary in 4 days) Location: United States. Washington, D.C. Key People: John Dean. John D. Ehrlichman. Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. Richard Nixon. Seymour Hersh. Top Questions. What was the Watergate scandal? Who were the five burglars at the DNC office in the Watergate office complex?
May 18 - The Senate Watergate Committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice...
