Everette Howard Hunt Biography and Timeline — Page 4

Watergate

Wills called the police, who showed up in plainclothes in an unmarked car, allowing them to pass by the lookout without the alarm being sounded. The burglars then turned off their radio when they heard noise in an adjacent stairwell

Watergate

Wills called the police, who showed up in plainclothes in an unmarked car, allowing them to pass by the lookout without the alarm being sounded. The burglars then turned off their radio when they heard noise in an adjacent stairwell.

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

After the Watergate arrests, Everette Howard Hunt becomes part of the developing criminal investigation into the burglary and surveillance operation.

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

Gordon Liddy went to his office and commenced a shredding operation to eliminate any evidence of his involvement.

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious.

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

Liddy worked for the Committee to Re-elect the President, sometimes referred to pejoratively as CREEP; his involvement was a direct connection to President Nixon. McCord was the chief security officer at CREEP.

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

The five burglars are processed at the police station, where several of them gave fake names. Hunt hired a lawyer to quickly bail the men out, but he underestimated the bail amount. G.

Watergate

Frank Wills, a security guard at the Watergate Complex, noticed tape covering the latch on the locks of several stairway doors in the complex , allowing them to be closed without locking.

Watergate

He removed the tape, and thought nothing of it. An hour later, he discovered that someone (McCord) had re-taped the locks.

Watergate

Wills called the police, who showed up in plainclothes in an unmarked car, allowing them to pass by the lookout without the alarm being sounded. The burglars then turned off their radio when they heard noise in an adjacent stairwell.

Burglary Team Arrested

Hunt learned that police had captured the five men inside the Democratic National Committee offices and left the nearby command area.

Role range: 1972-1973

Second DNC Burglary Directed

Hunt and Liddy directed the renewed Watergate operation intended to repair surveillance equipment and gather additional Democratic documents.

Role range: 1972-1973

Watergate

Howard Hunt receives a call from the reporter Bob Woodward informing him that his name had been found in the address book of one of the burglars arrested the previous day at the Democratic party headquarters, in the Wate.

Watergate

Howard Hunt receives a call from the reporter Bob Woodward informing him that his name had been found in the address book of one of the burglars arrested the previous day at the Democratic party headquarters, in the Watergate.

Watergate

Howard Hunt recieves a call from the reporter Bob Woodward informing him that his name had been found in the address book of one of the burglars arrested the previous day at the Democratic party headquarters, in the Wate

Watergate

Howard Hunt recieves a call from the reporter Bob Woodward informing him that his name had been found in the address book of one of the burglars arrested the previous day at the Democratic party headquarters, in the Watergate

Watergate

Howard Hunt receives a call from the reporter Bob Woodward informing him that his name had been found in the address book of one of the burglars arrested the previous day at the Democratic party headquarters, in the Watergate.

Watergate

In fact, an elaborate cover-up was already under way. The charge that would stem from the cover-up, "obstruction of justice," would eventually bring Nixon down

Watergate

Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.

Watergate

Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.

Watergate

Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.

Watergate

Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchell, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.

Watergate

Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchellll, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.

Watergate

Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.

Watergate

The Washington Post reported, "One of the five men arrested early Saturday in the attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters is the salaried security coordinator for President Nixon's re-election committee." Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that a search

Watergate

The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.

Watergate

These public denials were lies.

Watergate

the burglars had keys, and that inside one of them were address books that listed Howard Hunt's name or initials, and included the hand-written notation, "WH," for White House.

Watergate

warrant had been executed for the hotel rooms for which

Watergate

In fact, an elaborate cover-up was already under way. The charge that would stem from the cover-up, "obstruction of justice," would eventually bring Nixon down

Watergate

Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.

Watergate

Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.

Watergate

Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.

Watergate

Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchell, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.

Watergate

Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.

Watergate

The Washington Post reported, "One of the five men arrested early Saturday in the attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters is the salaried security coordinator for President Nixon's re-election committee." Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that a search

Watergate

The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.

Watergate

These public denials were lies.

Watergate

the burglars had keys, and that inside one of them were address books that listed Howard Hunt's name or initials, and included the hand-written notation, "WH," for White House.

Watergate

warrant had been executed for the hotel rooms for which