John Dean
Events (144)
- May 14, 1969: Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department 1969-05-14
- June 30-July 1, 1971: Nixon Authorizes Brookings Break-In 1971-07-01
- January 7, 1972: Rehnquist Appointed to Supreme Court; Dodges Allegations of Racial Harassment 1972-01-07
- January 29, 1972: Liddy Proposes ‘Operation Gemstone’ to Gather Intelligence on Democrats 1972-01-29
- March 10-23, 1972: FBI Finds Beard/ITT Memo Authentic 1972-03-10
- June 18-19, 1972: Top White House Aides Order Evidence Destroyed, Try to Get Burglary Planner Out of US 1972-06-18
- June 19, 1972: Dean Orders Falsified Documents Removed from Watergate Burglar’s Safe 1972-06-19
- 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
- June 26-29, 1972: Dean Asks CIA for Money for Burglars, Is Rebuffed; Nixon Campaign Provides Money Instead 1972-06-26
- June 28-29, 1972: FBI Director Tells Bureau Not to Interview Watergate Suspects Due to ‘National Security Considerations’ 1972-06-28
- June 28, 1972: Dean Gives FBI Director Files, Calls Them ‘Political Dynamite’ 1972-06-28
- June 29, 1972: Kalmbach to Secretly Pay Watergate Burglars, Dean Orders 1972-06-29
- June 28-July 3, 1972: FBI Director Blocks Interviews with CREEP Employees 1972-07-03
- July 7, 1972: Hunt Used Nixon Campaign Cash to Pay Lawyer 1972-07-07
- July 18, 1972: Nixon, Ehrlichman Decide to Let Magruder Take Blame for Watergate 1972-07-18
- July 21, 1972: FBI Director Begins Sending Dean FBI Files 1972-07-21
- July 25, 1972: Nixon, Haldeman Confident FBI Investigation Contained 1972-07-25
- August 9, 1972: White House Pleased with Reported Watergate Indictments 1972-08-09
- August 22, 1972: Judge Seals Evidence in Democratic Lawsuit against Nixon Campaign 1972-08-22
- August 29, 1972: Nixon Says Both Sides Breaking Campaign Finance Laws; Internal Investigations Have Found No Wrongdoing in White House 1972-08-29
- September 15, 1972: Nixon Pleased over Indictments Going No Farther 1972-09-15
- October 10, 1972: Campaign ‘Agent Provocateur’ Staying in Touch with White House 1972-10-10
- October 19, 1972: Haldeman Discovers Identity of ‘Deep Throat’ 1972-10-19
- December 7, 1972: White House Secretary Publicly Confirms Existence of ‘Plumbers,’ Names Ehrlichman as Plumbers’ Supervisor 1972-12-07
- January 10, 1973: Watergate Burglars Claim No Knowledge of Payments, Clemency Promises 1973-01-10
- February 14, 1973: Nixon Discusses Need for Cover-Up to Protect Himself: ‘My Losses Are to be Cut’ 1973-02-14
- February 27, 1973: Dean: Nixon Labels Two Top Aides ‘Principals’ in Watergate Conspiracy; Intends to Use Executive Privilege to Keep Aides from Testifying before Senate 1973-02-27
- February 28, 1973: Nixon, Dean Discuss Death of Hunt’s Wife, Money to be Paid to Burglars 1973-02-28
- February 28-29, 1973: Senate Begins FBI Director Confirmation Hearings; Explosive Watergate Testimony Results 1973-02-28
- March 1, 1973: FBI Veteran Advises White House Lawyer on Handling the Watergate Investigation 1973-03-01
- March 2, 1973: Nixon to Invoke Executive Privilege in Preventing White House Lawyer from Testifying 1973-03-02
- March 6-7, 1973: FBI Documents Prove White House Paid ‘Agent Provacateur’ 1973-03-06
- March 13, 1973: Dean First Discusses Burglar Payoffs with Nixon 1973-03-13
- March 19-23, 1973: McCord Letter Indicates Larger Cover-up of Watergate 1973-03-19
- March 20, 1973: Nixon Anticipates ‘Dean Report’ Will End Watergate Speculations 1973-03-20
- March 21, 1973: White House Lawyer Dean: There Is ‘A Cancer on the Presidency’ 1973-03-21
- March 22, 1973: FBI Director Says Dean ‘Probably’ Lied about Watergate Burglar 1973-03-22
- March 22, 1973: Nixon Orders Aides to ‘Stonewall’ Watergate Investigation 1973-03-22
- March 25, 1973: Watergate Lawyer Says McCord is ‘Naming Names;’ Dean, Magruder Involved in Planning 1973-03-25
- March 27, 1973: Nixon Lies to Secretary of State about Watergate Involvement 1973-03-27
- April 6-20, 1973: Dean Begins Cooperating with Watergate Prosecutors 1973-04-06
- April 8, 1973: Dean Ready to Testify; Haldeman Advises Continued Silence 1973-04-08
- April 14-18, 1973: Magruder Testifies to Watergate Investigators 1973-04-14
- April 14, 1973: Nixon Orders Mitchell to Take Blame for Watergate; Mitchell Refuses 1973-04-14
- April 15, 1973: Dean Agrees Not to Divulge Wiretapping 1973-04-15
- April 16-17, 1973: Senior White House Aides to Resign, Washington Post Learns 1973-04-16
- April 16, 1973: Nixon, Aides Attempt to Craft Testimony to Give Nixon Credit for ‘Breaking’ Watergate Case 1973-04-16
- April 19, 1973: White House Counsel Will Cooperate with Investigation; Attorney General Recuses Himself 1973-04-19
- April 22, 1973: Dean Agrees to Produce Internal Report on Watergate; Has No Intention of Doing So 1973-04-22