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Nixon, Ford, and Watergate

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  1. 1972-10-10 October 10, 1972: White House Official Wrote ‘Canuck Letter’
  2. 1972-10-10 October 10, 1972: FBI: Watergate Burglaries Part of Massive Political Conspiracy
  3. 1972-10-10 October 10, 1972: Campaign ‘Agent Provocateur’ Staying in Touch with White House
  4. 1972-10-12 October 12-15, 1972: Evidence of ‘Agent Provocateur’ Connections with White House Mounts
  5. 1972-10-18 October 18, 1972: Watergate a Fiction of the Liberal ‘Eastern Establishment Media,’ Nixon Aides Contend
  6. 1972-10-19 October 19, 1972: Haldeman Discovers Identity of ‘Deep Throat’
  7. 1972-10-22 October 22-28, 1972: Washington Post Prints Incorrect Story Asserting Haldeman’s Involvement with Watergate
  8. 1972-10-23 October 23, 1972: Nixon Decides His Primary Role is ‘Moral Leadership’
  9. 1972-10-24 October 24-25, 1972: Nixon Plots Reprisal against Washington Post
  10. 1972-10-26 October 26, 1972: CREEP Chief Admits to Existence of Disputed Campaign Fund
  11. 1972-11-07 November 7, 1972: Nixon Wins Landslide Re-Election Victory
  12. 1972-11-08 November 8, 1972: Nixon Demands Mass Resignation Letters; Will Decide Who Stays and Who Goes
  13. 1972-11-11 November 11, 1972: Campaign ‘Agent Provocateur’ Confirms White House Links
  14. 1972-11-20 November 20, 1972: Nixon Demands CIA Director Resign
  15. 1972-12-07 December 7, 1972: White House Secretary Publicly Confirms Existence of ‘Plumbers,’ Names Ehrlichman as Plumbers’ Supervisor
  16. 1972-12-08 December 8, 1972: Wife of Watergate Plumber Dies in Suspicious Plane Crash
  17. 1972-12-21 December 21, 1972: McCord Warns White House Not to Pin Blame for Watergate on CIA
  18. 1973-01-02 January 2-3, 1973: Nixon Says Watergate Conspiracy ‘Too Close’ to White House
  19. 1973-01-08 January 8, 1973: Nixon Learns Campaign Bugged McGovern Campaign Manager; Worries about Burglar’s Silence
  20. 1973-01-08 January 8-11, 1973: Trial of Seven Watergate Defendants Begins; Five Plead Guilty
  21. 1973-01-08 January 8-9, 1973: Press Reports Burglars to Receive Money, Executive Clemency for Guilty Pleas and Silence
  22. 1973-01-10 January 10, 1973: Watergate Burglars Claim No Knowledge of Payments, Clemency Promises
  23. 1973-01-10 January 10, 1973: Hunt to Burglars: White House Will Take Care of Families If They Plead Guilty, Remain Quiet
  24. 1973-01-23 January 23, 1973: CREEP Treasurer Says He Paid Watergate Burglar out of Secret Campaign Fund
  25. 1973-01-24 January 24, 1973: ’Deep Throat’ Confirms FBI’s Investigation Deliberately Short-Sighted; Evidence Lacking to Prove Deeper Conspiracy
  26. 1973-01-30 January 30, 1973: Liddy, McCord Found Guilty in Watergate Trial
  27. 1973-01-30 After January 30, 1973: Hunt Tells Fellow Burglars to Remain Silent Due to ‘National Security’ Concerns; McCord Ready to Jump Ship
  28. 1973-02-07 February 7, 1973: Senate Creates Committee to Investigate Watergate; White House, GOP Senators Attempt to Dilute Resolution
  29. 1973-02-13 February 13, 1973: Burglars’ Speaking out Will be a ‘Problem,’ Nixon Says
  30. 1973-02-14 February 14, 1973: Nixon Discusses Need for Cover-Up to Protect Himself: ‘My Losses Are to be Cut’
  31. 1973-02-17 February 17, 1973: Nixon Nominates Gray to Head FBI
  32. 1973-02-21 February 21, 1973: FBI Realizes Watergate Reporters Have Inside Source
  33. 1973-02-22 February 22, 1973: Baker to Serve as Nixon’s ‘Mole’ on Watergate Committee
  34. 1973-02-26 February 26, 1973: CREEP Sues Press for Watergate Information
  35. 1973-02-27 February 27, 1973: Senate Using Watergate News Reports to Prepare for FBI Director Hearings
  36. 1973-02-27 February 27, 1973: Dean: Nixon Labels Two Top Aides ‘Principals’ in Watergate Conspiracy; Intends to Use Executive Privilege to Keep Aides from Testifying before Senate
  37. 1973-02-28 February 28, 1973: Nixon Aide Resigns from White House
  38. 1973-02-28 February 28, 1973: Nixon, Dean Discuss Death of Hunt’s Wife, Money to be Paid to Burglars
  39. 1973-02-28 February 28-29, 1973: Senate Begins FBI Director Confirmation Hearings; Explosive Watergate Testimony Results
  40. 1973-03-01 March 1, 1973: FBI Veteran Advises White House Lawyer on Handling the Watergate Investigation
  41. 1973-03-02 March 2, 1973: Nixon to Invoke Executive Privilege in Preventing White House Lawyer from Testifying
  42. 1973-03-06 March 6-7, 1973: FBI Documents Prove White House Paid ‘Agent Provacateur’
  43. 1973-03-10 March 10, 1973: Colson Resigns as White House Counsel
  44. 1973-03-13 March 13, 1973: Dean First Discusses Burglar Payoffs with Nixon
  45. 1973-03-19 March 19-23, 1973: McCord Letter Indicates Larger Cover-up of Watergate
  46. 1973-03-20 March 20, 1973: Nixon Anticipates ‘Dean Report’ Will End Watergate Speculations
  47. 1973-03-21 March 21, 1973: Court Throws Out CREEP Subpoenas
  48. 1973-03-21 March 21, 1973: White House Lawyer Dean: There Is ‘A Cancer on the Presidency’
  49. 1973-03-21 March 21, 1973: Watergate Burglar Promises to ‘Defend the Administration’ If Paid
  50. 1973-03-22 March 22, 1973: FBI Director Says Dean ‘Probably’ Lied about Watergate Burglar