Richard Nixon
Events (325)
- November 5, 1968: Nixon Wins Narrow Presidential Victory 1968-11-05
- January 30, 1969: Nixon Planning for ‘72 Election 1969-01-30
- February 17, 1969: Nixon: Media ‘Waiting to Destroy Us’ 1969-02-17
- February 22, 1969: Nixon Says US Backs Israel but Must Prevent Soviet Expansion into Middle East 1969-02-22
- February 23-24, 1969: Nixon Orders Plans for Secret Bombing of Cambodia 1969-02-23
- March 15-17, 1969: Nixon Launches Cambodian Air Strikes 1969-03-15
- April 2, 1969: Nixon Begins Secret Political Intelligence Operations 1969-04-02
- May 9-10, 1969: New York Times Reveals Secret Cambodia Bombings; White House Responds with Illegal Wiretaps 1969-05-09
- May 14, 1969: Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department 1969-05-14
- May 20, 1969: White House Orders NSC Aides Wiretapped 1969-05-20
- May 28, 1969: White House Orders Reporter Wiretapped 1969-05-28
- June 4, 1969: Nixon Decides No More NSC Meetings 1969-06-04
- June 23, 1969: Burger Becomes Chief Justice 1969-06-23
- July 18, 1969: Nixon Sees Chappaquiddick Tragedy Damages Kennedy 1969-07-18
- October 28, 1969: President Nixon Signs Executive Order 11490 1969-10-28
- December 1, 1969: Nixon Orders New Campaign Slush Fund for Benefit of Loyal Candidates 1969-12-01
- January 13, 1970: Nixon Snubs Black Voters in Re-election Plans 1970-01-13
- March 6, 1970: Nixon Targets DNC Chairman for Surveillance, Discrediting 1970-03-06
- April 24-30, 1970: Nixon Orders Invasion of Cambodia; Kissinger Staffers Resign Rather than Participate in Coordination 1970-04-24
- May 4-5, 1970: Nixon Responds to Kent State Shootings 1970-05-04
- April 1-May 5, 1970: Nixon Uses Secret Campaign Funds to Battle Alabama Governor 1970-05-05
- May 31, 1970: Nixon Speaks to Military Officials About Operations in Cambodia; Says Public Statements Will Not Speak of What Is Actually Going on in Cambodia 1970-05-31
- June 5, 1970: Nixon Focuses on Domestic Intelligence Gathering 1970-06-05
- July 14, 1970: Nixon Approves ‘Huston Plan’ for Domestic Surveillance 1970-07-14
- July 22, 1970: Nixon, Aides Plan Dissemination of Secret Campaign Funds 1970-07-22
- July 26-27, 1970: Nixon Rejects Huston Plan 1970-07-26
- September 6-12, 1970 and After: ’Black September’ Triggers Global Islamist Terrorism, Rise of PLO 1970-09-06
- October 29, 1970: Nixon Provokes Antiwar Protesters for Cameras 1970-10-29
- December 9, 1970: Nixon Writes Fake Letters to Editors 1970-12-09
- January 4, 1971: Nixon Using Progressive Ideas as Smokescreen for Political Realignment Hopes 1971-01-04
- January 25, 1971: Colson Begins Compiling ‘Enemies List’ 1971-01-25
- February 16, 1971: Bush Appointed UN Ambassador: Will Serve as Nixon Advocate in ‘New York Social Circles’ 1971-02-16
- March 23, 1971: Nixon Negotiates Secret Deal with Milk Consortium for Campaign Donations 1971-03-23
- May 13, 1971: Nixon Orders ITT Deal—No Prosecution In Return for Campaign Donations 1971-05-13
- June 13, 1971: First Installment of ‘Pentagon Papers’ Published 1971-06-13
- June 14, 1971: Attorney General Demands Times Cease Publication of Pentagon Papers 1971-06-14
- June 15, 1971: Justice Department Injuction Opens Landmark Case against New York Times 1971-06-15
- June 15, 1971: Nixon Demands Injunction to Stop Publication of Pentagon Papers, Orders Investigation 1971-06-15
- June 17, 1971: Nixon Considers Ways of Using ‘Pentagon Papers’ For His Own Purposes 1971-06-17
- June 27, 1971, and Beyond: Nixon Campaign ‘Agent Provocateur’ Funded by White House 1971-06-27
- June 28, 1971: Nixon Lectures Cabinet on Loyalty, Secrecy, and Distrust of the Media 1971-06-28
- June 30-July 1, 1971: Nixon Authorizes Brookings Break-In 1971-07-01
- July 3, 1971: Nixon Demands Report on Number of Jews in Labor Department 1971-07-03
- August 5, 1971: ’Plumbers’ Probe Ellsberg, Decide to Break into Psychiatrist’s Office 1971-08-05
- August 15, 1971: Nixon Takes US Dollar off Gold Standard 1971-08-15
- August 17, 1971: Nixon Orders FBI to Investigate Reporter 1971-08-17
- September 8, 1971: Ehrlichman Reports ‘Plumbers’ Operations to Nixon 1971-09-08
- September 9, 1971: ’Plumbers’ Burglarize Psychiatrist Office 1971-09-09
- November 9, 1971: White House Claims Schorr Investigation Part of Proposed Job Offer 1971-11-09
- January 29, 1972: Liddy Proposes ‘Operation Gemstone’ to Gather Intelligence on Democrats 1972-01-29