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Howard Simons

Events (6)

May 15, 1972: Third Party Candidate Shot; White House Orders Gunman’s Apartment Broken Into 1972-05-15
2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Caught Burglarizing Democratic Offices in Watergate Hotel 1972-06-17
February 26, 1973: CREEP Sues Press for Watergate Information 1973-02-26
March 25, 1973: Watergate Lawyer Says McCord is ‘Naming Names;’ Dean, Magruder Involved in Planning 1973-03-25
April 27-30, 1973: FBI Director Gray Destroyed Incriminating White House Evidence; Resigns 1973-04-27
April 30, 1973: Attorney General Kleindienst, Nixon Staffers Haldeman and John Ehrlichman Resign; White House Counsel Dean Fired 1973-04-30