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Nixon, Ford, and Watergate

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  1. 1972-06-20 June 20, 1972: Former DNC Chair Sues Nixon Campaign Committee, Alleges Deeper Involvement
  2. 1972-06-20 June 20, 1972: Haldeman: Nixon Intends to Ask Millionaire Friend to Raise Money for Burglars
  3. 1972-06-21 June 21, 1972: FBI Investigation Stalling on Money Tracing
  4. 1972-06-21 June 21, 1972: Liddy Should Take Fall for Watergate, Nixon Aides Suggest; Nixon Says Most Americans Believe Bugging of Other Party ‘Routine’
  5. 1972-06-21 June 21, 1972: Mitchell Hired Watergate Burglar, Former Administration Official Says
  6. 1972-06-22 June 22-25, 1972: Martha Mitchell Calls Herself ‘Political Prisoner’ of Watergate
  7. 1972-06-22 June 22-26, 1972: FBI Requests to Examine Contents of Hunt’s Office, Dean Refuses
  8. 1972-06-22 June 22, 1972: FBI Director Allows White House Counsel Unprecedented Access to Investigation
  9. 1972-06-22 June 22, 1972: Nixon Denies White House Role in Watergate Burglary; Post Reporters Find Connections
  10. 1972-06-23 June 23, 1972: Nixon Orders CIA to Stop FBI Watergate Investigation
  11. 1972-06-25 June 25, 1972: Watergate Accomplice Agrees to Cooperate with FBI
  12. 1972-06-26 June 26-29, 1972: Dean Asks CIA for Money for Burglars, Is Rebuffed; Nixon Campaign Provides Money Instead
  13. 1972-06-28 June 28, 1972: Liddy Fired; Hunt Attempting to Avoid Testimony
  14. 1972-06-28 June 28-29, 1972: FBI Director Tells Bureau Not to Interview Watergate Suspects Due to ‘National Security Considerations’
  15. 1972-06-28 June 28, 1972: Dean Gives FBI Director Files, Calls Them ‘Political Dynamite’
  16. 1972-06-28 June 28, 1972: Mitchell Will Resign, Nixon and Haldeman Decide
  17. 1972-06-29 June 29, 1972: Kalmbach to Secretly Pay Watergate Burglars, Dean Orders
  18. 1972-07-01 July 1, 1972: Mitchell Resigns as Head of CREEP
  19. 1972-07-03 June 28-July 3, 1972: FBI Director Blocks Interviews with CREEP Employees
  20. 1972-07-06 July 6, 1972: Gray Tries to Warn Nixon of Aides’ Interference with Watergate Investigation
  21. 1972-07-07 July 7, 1972: Hunt Used Nixon Campaign Cash to Pay Lawyer
  22. 1972-07-10 July 10, 1972: Watergate Accomplice Confesses to Eavesdropping on Democrats
  23. 1972-07-13 July 13, 1972: Fractious Democrats Nominate McGovern, Eagleton
  24. 1972-07-18 July 18, 1972: Nixon, Ehrlichman Decide to Let Magruder Take Blame for Watergate
  25. 1972-07-21 July 21, 1972: FBI Director Begins Sending Dean FBI Files
  26. 1972-07-25 July 25, 1972: Post Reporter Finds Financial Connection between Watergate Burglar, Nixon Campaign
  27. 1972-07-25 July 25, 1972: Nixon, Haldeman Confident FBI Investigation Contained
  28. 1972-07-31 July 31, 1972: CREEP Official Lies to FBI about Campaign Money
  29. 1972-08-01 August 1-2, 1972: Nixon Campaign Check Found in Watergate Burglar’s Account; Indications of Huge Campaign Fund
  30. 1972-08-02 August 2, 1972: Nixon Campaign Financier Confirms He Handled Watergate Burglar Check
  31. 1972-08-05 July 31-August 5, 1972: Vice Presidential Candidate Leaves Democratic Ticket over Controversial Medical History
  32. 1972-08-09 August 9, 1972: Nixon Orders IRS to Investigate McGovern, Donors
  33. 1972-08-09 August 9, 1972: White House Pleased with Reported Watergate Indictments
  34. 1972-08-16 August 16, 1972: CREEP Head Pins Blame for Watergate, Campaign Finance Irregularities on Liddy
  35. 1972-08-22 August 22, 1972: GAO Finds Huge Financial Irregularities in Nixon Campaign
  36. 1972-08-22 August 22, 1972: Judge Seals Evidence in Democratic Lawsuit against Nixon Campaign
  37. 1972-08-29 August 29, 1972: Watergate Burglar Says ‘They’ are ‘Paying for My Attorneys’
  38. 1972-08-29 August 29, 1972: Nixon Says Both Sides Breaking Campaign Finance Laws; Internal Investigations Have Found No Wrongdoing in White House
  39. 1972-09-01 September 1, 1972: Prosecutor Orders Watergate Courtroom Swept for Surveillance Devices
  40. 1972-09-13 September 13, 1972: FBI Finds Another Bug in Democratic Headquarters
  41. 1972-09-14 September 14-17, 1972: CREEP Bookkeeper Provides Damaging Information against Campaign
  42. 1972-09-15 September 15, 1972: Watergate Burglars Indicted
  43. 1972-09-15 September 15, 1972: Nixon Pleased over Indictments Going No Farther
  44. 1972-09-17 September 17, 1972: Magruder Denies Involvement with Campaign ‘Slush Fund’
  45. 1972-09-18 September 18, 1972: FBI Agent Accuses Post Reporter of Having Illegal Access to FBI Documents
  46. 1972-09-18 September 18, 1972: Former CREEP Treasurer Says White House, Campaign Committee Essentially One and the Same
  47. 1972-09-29 September 29, 1972: Former Attorney General Controls Secret Campaign Fund, Post Reports
  48. 1972-10-03 October 3, 1972: House Committee Refuses to Investigate Possible Nixon Campaign Banking Law Violations
  49. 1972-10-07 October 7, 1972: ’Agent Provocateur’ Connections Indicate White House Involvement ‘Higher Than’ John Mitchell
  50. 1972-10-09 October 9, 1972: ’Deep Throat’ Provides Explosive Information about White House Plan to Subvert Elections