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Nixon, Ford, and Watergate

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  1. 1971-06-30 June 30, 1971: Supreme Court Refuses to Block Publication of Pentagon Papers
  2. 1971-07-01 June 30-July 1, 1971: Nixon Authorizes Brookings Break-In
  3. 1971-07-01 July 1, 1971: Felt Becomes #3 FBI Official
  4. 1971-07-03 July 3, 1971: Nixon Demands Report on Number of Jews in Labor Department
  5. 1971-07-07 July 7, 1971: Nixon Aides Bring Hunt into White House
  6. 1971-07-20 July 20, 1971: Ehrlichman Announces Creation of ‘Plumbers’
  7. 1971-07-31 July 31, 1971: ITT Makes Favorable Deal with Justice Department
  8. 1971-08-05 August 5, 1971: ’Plumbers’ Probe Ellsberg, Decide to Break into Psychiatrist’s Office
  9. 1971-08-17 August 17, 1971: Nixon Orders FBI to Investigate Reporter
  10. 1971-09-08 September 8, 1971: Ehrlichman Reports ‘Plumbers’ Operations to Nixon
  11. 1971-09-09 September 9, 1971: ’Plumbers’ Burglarize Psychiatrist Office
  12. 1971-09-10 September 10, 1971: Ehrlichman Suggests Breaking into National Archives
  13. 1971-10-01 October 1, 1971: McCord Joins CREEP
  14. 1971-10-23 June 27-October 23, 1971: Nixon Campaign ‘Agent Provocateur’ Attempts to Recruit Others
  15. 1971-11-09 November 9, 1971: White House Claims Schorr Investigation Part of Proposed Job Offer
  16. 1971-12-01 December 1, 1971: Liddy Joins CREEP
  17. 1972-01-29 January 29, 1972: Liddy Proposes ‘Operation Gemstone’ to Gather Intelligence on Democrats
  18. 1972-02-01 February 1, 1972: Evangelist Billy Graham Complains of ‘Jewish Stranglehold’ on US to Nixon
  19. 1972-02-22 February 22, 1972: ITT Lobbyist Memo Shows Collusion between ITT, GOP, and Justice Department
  20. 1972-02-24 February 24-25, 1972: ’Canuck Letter’ Destroys Muskie’s Presidential Hopes; Letter a Nixon Campaign Trick
  21. 1972-03-01 March 1, 1972: Mitchell Joins CREEP
  22. 1972-03-10 March 10-23, 1972: FBI Finds Beard/ITT Memo Authentic
  23. 1972-03-20 March 20-30, 1972: Nixon Confirms Plan to Bug Democrats
  24. 1972-04-07 Before April 7, 1972: Nixon Finance Director Uses Mexican Money Laundering System to Collect Illegal Donations
  25. 1972-05-03 May 3, 1972: Gray Named FBI Director
  26. 1972-05-15 May 15, 1972: Third Party Candidate Shot; White House Orders Gunman’s Apartment Broken Into
  27. 1972-05-19 May 19, 1972-on: Nixon Campaign Leads PR Campaign to Create Fake Public Support for Haiphong Mining Operation
  28. 1972-05-25 May 25-27, 1972: Burglars Attempt to Break in to Democratic Headquarters
  29. 1972-05-27 May 27-28, 1972: ’Plumbers’ Install Surveillance Bugs in Democratic National Committee Offices
  30. 1972-05-29 May 29, 1972: ’Plumbers’ Begin Monitoring Democrats
  31. 1972-06-07 June 7, 1972: DNC Office Safe Burglarized
  32. 1972-06-09 June 9, 1972: Magruder Gives Wiretap Logs to Mitchell
  33. 1972-06-16 June 16-18, 1972: CREEP Financial Documents Destroyed
  34. 1972-06-17 June 17, 1972: Nixon Suggests ‘Blow[ing]’ Think Tank Safe for Blackmail Purposes
  35. 1972-06-17 June 17, 1972: Attorney General Told of Nixon Connection to Watergate Burglary; Conceals Information
  36. 1972-06-17 June 17, 1972: Lead Burglar Cleans out Watergate Listening Post, Alerts Lawyer to Arrests
  37. 1972-06-17 June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Arraigned for Watergate Burglary
  38. 1972-06-17 June 17, 1972: White House, Nixon Campaign Mobilizes in Response to Watergate Burglary
  39. 1972-06-17 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Caught Burglarizing Democratic Offices in Watergate Hotel
  40. 1972-06-18 June 18-19, 1972: Top White House Aides Order Evidence Destroyed, Try to Get Burglary Planner Out of US
  41. 1972-06-18 June 18, 1972: Reporter Finds Connection between Watergate Burglary, White House
  42. 1972-06-18 June 18, 1972: CREEP Says Watergate Burglary Merely a One-Time Employee
  43. 1972-06-18 June 18, 1972: Media Pays Little Attention to Watergate Burglary, Instead Ridicules McGovern Campaign
  44. 1972-06-19 June 19, 1972: Dean Orders Falsified Documents Removed from Watergate Burglar’s Safe
  45. 1972-06-19 June 19, 1972: McCord Identified by Press as CREEP Security Director
  46. 1972-06-19 June 19, 1972: FBI Locates Hotel Room Where Surveillance Conducted
  47. 1972-06-19 June 19, 1972: Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Wiretapping of US Citizens Unconstitutional
  48. 1972-06-20 June 20-21, 1972: Liddy, Other Burglars Demand Payoffs; Nixon Says Burglars ‘Going to Need Money’
  49. 1972-06-20 June 20, 1972: Investigation Must Not Find Campaign ‘Horrors,’ Nixon, Aides Vow
  50. 1972-06-20 June 20, 1972: Colson: Blame CIA for Watergate