John Mitchell

Events (77)

• May 14, 1969: Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department 1969-05-14
• June 14, 1971: Attorney General Demands Times Cease Publication of Pentagon Papers 1971-06-14
• 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
• January 29, 1972: Liddy Proposes ‘Operation Gemstone’ to Gather Intelligence on Democrats 1972-01-29
• February 22, 1972: ITT Lobbyist Memo Shows Collusion between ITT, GOP, and Justice Department 1972-02-22
• March 1, 1972: Mitchell Joins CREEP 1972-03-01
• March 20-30, 1972: Nixon Confirms Plan to Bug Democrats 1972-03-20
• June 9, 1972: Magruder Gives Wiretap Logs to Mitchell 1972-06-09
• June 17, 1972: Attorney General Told of Nixon Connection to Watergate Burglary; Conceals Information 1972-06-17
• 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Caught Burglarizing Democratic Offices in Watergate Hotel 1972-06-17
• June 18, 1972: CREEP Says Watergate Burglary Merely a One-Time Employee 1972-06-18
• June 19, 1972: McCord Identified by Press as CREEP Security Director 1972-06-19
• June 19, 1972: Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Wiretapping of US Citizens Unconstitutional 1972-06-19
• June 20, 1972: Investigation Must Not Find Campaign ‘Horrors,’ Nixon, Aides Vow 1972-06-20
• June 20, 1972: Former DNC Chair Sues Nixon Campaign Committee, Alleges Deeper Involvement 1972-06-20
• June 21, 1972: Liddy Should Take Fall for Watergate, Nixon Aides Suggest; Nixon Says Most Americans Believe Bugging of Other Party ‘Routine’ 1972-06-21
• June 21, 1972: Mitchell Hired Watergate Burglar, Former Administration Official Says 1972-06-21
• June 22-25, 1972: Martha Mitchell Calls Herself ‘Political Prisoner’ of Watergate 1972-06-22
• June 23, 1972: Nixon Orders CIA to Stop FBI Watergate Investigation 1972-06-23
• June 26-29, 1972: Dean Asks CIA for Money for Burglars, Is Rebuffed; Nixon Campaign Provides Money Instead 1972-06-26
• June 28, 1972: Mitchell Will Resign, Nixon and Haldeman Decide 1972-06-28
• June 29, 1972: Kalmbach to Secretly Pay Watergate Burglars, Dean Orders 1972-06-29
• July 1, 1972: Mitchell Resigns as Head of CREEP 1972-07-01
• July 18, 1972: Nixon, Ehrlichman Decide to Let Magruder Take Blame for Watergate 1972-07-18
• August 1-2, 1972: Nixon Campaign Check Found in Watergate Burglar’s Account; Indications of Huge Campaign Fund 1972-08-01
• 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 18, 1972: Former CREEP Treasurer Says White House, Campaign Committee Essentially One and the Same 1972-09-18
• September 29, 1972: Former Attorney General Controls Secret Campaign Fund, Post Reports 1972-09-29
• October 7, 1972: ’Agent Provocateur’ Connections Indicate White House Involvement ‘Higher Than’ John Mitchell 1972-10-07
• October 9, 1972: ’Deep Throat’ Provides Explosive Information about White House Plan to Subvert Elections 1972-10-09
• October 26, 1972: CREEP Chief Admits to Existence of Disputed Campaign Fund 1972-10-26
• 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 8-9, 1973: Press Reports Burglars to Receive Money, Executive Clemency for Guilty Pleas and Silence 1973-01-08
• January 23, 1973: CREEP Treasurer Says He Paid Watergate Burglar out of Secret Campaign Fund 1973-01-23
• 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 19-23, 1973: McCord Letter Indicates Larger Cover-up of Watergate 1973-03-19
• March 21, 1973: White House Lawyer Dean: There Is ‘A Cancer on the Presidency’ 1973-03-21
• March 27, 1973: Nixon Lies to Secretary of State about Watergate Involvement 1973-03-27
• March 28, 1973: McCord Testifies before Watergate Committee 1973-03-28
• April 9, 1973: Watergate Burglar: Nixon Campaign Paid Off Burglars to Remain Silent 1973-04-09
• 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: Justice Department Officials Confront Nixon about Watergate Conspiracy 1973-04-15
• April 16-17, 1973: Senior White House Aides to Resign, Washington Post Learns 1973-04-16