Charles Colson

Events (52)

• January 25, 1971: Colson Begins Compiling ‘Enemies List’ 1971-01-25
• June 15, 1971: Nixon Demands Injunction to Stop Publication of Pentagon Papers, Orders Investigation 1971-06-15
• June 30-July 1, 1971: Nixon Authorizes Brookings Break-In 1971-07-01
• July 7, 1971: Nixon Aides Bring Hunt into White House 1971-07-07
• July 20, 1971: Ehrlichman Announces Creation of ‘Plumbers’ 1971-07-20
• May 15, 1972: Third Party Candidate Shot; White House Orders Gunman’s Apartment Broken Into 1972-05-15
• June 17, 1972: White House, Nixon Campaign Mobilizes in Response to Watergate Burglary 1972-06-17
• June 18, 1972: Reporter Finds Connection between Watergate Burglary, White House 1972-06-18
• June 19, 1972: Dean Orders Falsified Documents Removed from Watergate Burglar’s Safe 1972-06-19
• June 20, 1972: Investigation Must Not Find Campaign ‘Horrors,’ Nixon, Aides Vow 1972-06-20
• June 20, 1972: Colson: Blame CIA for Watergate 1972-06-20
• June 20, 1972: Former DNC Chair Sues Nixon Campaign Committee, Alleges Deeper Involvement 1972-06-20
• June 21, 1972: Mitchell Hired Watergate Burglar, Former Administration Official Says 1972-06-21
• June 22-26, 1972: FBI Requests to Examine Contents of Hunt’s Office, Dean Refuses 1972-06-22
• June 22, 1972: FBI Director Allows White House Counsel Unprecedented Access to Investigation 1972-06-22
• October 9, 1972: ’Deep Throat’ Provides Explosive Information about White House Plan to Subvert Elections 1972-10-09
• October 24-25, 1972: Nixon Plots Reprisal against Washington Post 1972-10-24
• December 8, 1972: Wife of Watergate Plumber Dies in Suspicious Plane Crash 1972-12-08
• January 2-3, 1973: Nixon Says Watergate Conspiracy ‘Too Close’ to White House 1973-01-02
• January 8, 1973: Nixon Learns Campaign Bugged McGovern Campaign Manager; Worries about Burglar’s Silence 1973-01-08
• January 24, 1973: ’Deep Throat’ Confirms FBI’s Investigation Deliberately Short-Sighted; Evidence Lacking to Prove Deeper Conspiracy 1973-01-24
• February 13, 1973: Burglars’ Speaking out Will be a ‘Problem,’ Nixon Says 1973-02-13
• February 14, 1973: Nixon Discusses Need for Cover-Up to Protect Himself: ‘My Losses Are to be Cut’ 1973-02-14
• March 10, 1973: Colson Resigns as White House Counsel 1973-03-10
• March 20, 1973: Nixon Anticipates ‘Dean Report’ Will End Watergate Speculations 1973-03-20
• March 21, 1973: Watergate Burglar Promises to ‘Defend the Administration’ If Paid 1973-03-21
• March 28, 1973: McCord Testifies before Watergate Committee 1973-03-28
• April 20, 1973: Mitchell Testifies, Says He Would not Approve Bugging Democrats 1973-04-20
• June 8-9, 1973: Colson Planned to Firebomb Brookings Institute, Post Reports 1973-06-08
• June 27, 1973: Dean Provides ‘Enemies List’ to Watergate Committee 1973-06-27
• December 28, 1973: Chief of Staff Haig Urges Nixon to Cut Legal Ties with Indicted Aides 1973-12-28
• March 1, 1974: Seven Indicted for Watergate Crimes; Nixon an ‘Unindicted Co-Conspirator’ 1974-03-01
• March 7, 1974: Nixon Aides Charged with Ellsberg Break-In 1974-03-07
• July 5, 1974: Justice Department Issues Mixed Report on FBI Investigation of Watergate 1974-07-05
• August 26, 1974: Ford Pursues Media Leak of Coup Prevention Story 1974-08-26
• September 3, 1974: Former White House Counsel Dean Begins Prison Sentence 1974-09-03
• April 13, 1977: Frost Demonstrates Nixon’s Early Complicity in Watergate Conspiracy 1977-04-13
• April 13, 1977: Interviewer Frost Proves Nixon Lied about Knowledge of Watergate Cover-Up 1977-04-13
• May 9, 1991 and After: Watergate Burglar Liddy behindSilent Coup 1991-05-09
• October 6, 1997: Former Watergate Lawyer Argues that Supreme Court Does Not Have Final Word on Constitutional Questions; Advocates Expanded Presidential Powers 1997-10-06
• February 1978: Haldeman’s New Book Says CIA, Democrats Involved in Watergate; Blames Nixon, Colson for Conspiracy
• May 1971: Nixon Delivers Threatening Rhetoric towards Press Leakers
• June 1974: Charles Colson Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Watergate Crimes; Testifies about Nixon Involvement
• October 16-November, 1972: White House, Other Republicans Attack Washington Post over Watergate Coverage
• 1969: ITT Negotiates with Nixon Aides to Avoid Antitrust Lawsuit
• Late Fall, 1976: Frost Researchers Find Damning Transcripts of Nixon-Colson Conversations
• Late Fall, 1976: Frost Researchers Procure Documents Indicating Government’s Line of Inquiry in Prospective Nixon Prosecution
• Mid-January, 1973: Reporter Learns of Fundamental Investigative Failures of FBI
• Mid-Late March, 1972: ITT Lobbyist Disavows Memo at Behest of White House
• Mid-September 1971: Colson Fakes Cable Implicating Kennedy in Diem Assassination