Richard Helms
Events (18)
- April 30, 1968: CIA Director: Military Juntas Better than ‘Messy Struggle[s] for Democracy and Freedom’ in Latin America 1968-04-30
- September 29, 1969: Army Refuses to Prosecute Green Berets for Murder; Ellsberg Begins Copying ‘Pentagon Papers’ for Release to Press 1969-09-29
- June 5, 1970: Nixon Focuses on Domestic Intelligence Gathering 1970-06-05
- 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Caught Burglarizing Democratic Offices in Watergate Hotel 1972-06-17
- 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 28-29, 1972: FBI Director Tells Bureau Not to Interview Watergate Suspects Due to ‘National Security Considerations’ 1972-06-28
- November 20, 1972: Nixon Demands CIA Director Resign 1972-11-20
- December 21, 1972: McCord Warns White House Not to Pin Blame for Watergate on CIA 1972-12-21
- March 19-23, 1973: McCord Letter Indicates Larger Cover-up of Watergate 1973-03-19
- May 16, 1973: Watergate Conspiracy Far Deeper than Reported, Felt Tells Woodward; GOP ‘Mole’ on Watergate Committee 1973-05-16
- December 21, 1974: New York Times Reveals CIA Spied on US Citizens for Decades 1974-12-21
- September 11, 1994: Suicidal Man Attempts to Crash Small Airplane into White House 1994-09-11
- February 1978: Haldeman’s New Book Says CIA, Democrats Involved in Watergate; Blames Nixon, Colson for Conspiracy
- Mid-January-Late January 1973: Watergate Defendant Warns of Dire Consequences if White House Attempts to Blame CIA
- 1973: CIA Internal Review Finds ‘Dozens’ of Illegal Domestic Surveillance Operations
- August 1973: CIA Director Testifies about Nixon Administration’s Domestic Surveillance Program
- 1980s: National Program Office Establishes Secret Line of Presidential Succession