Earl Silbert

Events (11)

• June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Arraigned for Watergate Burglary 1972-06-17
• June 23, 1972: Nixon Orders CIA to Stop FBI Watergate Investigation 1972-06-23
• September 1, 1972: Prosecutor Orders Watergate Courtroom Swept for Surveillance Devices 1972-09-01
• December 7, 1972: White House Secretary Publicly Confirms Existence of ‘Plumbers,’ Names Ehrlichman as Plumbers’ Supervisor 1972-12-07
• January 8-11, 1973: Trial of Seven Watergate Defendants Begins; Five Plead Guilty 1973-01-08
• January 30, 1973: Liddy, McCord Found Guilty in Watergate Trial 1973-01-30
• March 23, 1973: Watergate Burglars Sentenced; McCord Letter Revealed 1973-03-23
• April 15, 1973: Justice Department Officials Confront Nixon about Watergate Conspiracy 1973-04-15
• July 5, 1974: Justice Department Issues Mixed Report on FBI Investigation of Watergate 1974-07-05
• March 25, 1975: FBI Official Wants to ‘Go Public’ with Watergate Information to Change Public Impression that Reporters Solved Case 1975-03-25
• Mid-January, 1973: Reporter Learns of Fundamental Investigative Failures of FBI