CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.
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Ronald L. Ziegler Biography and Timeline
Follow Ronald L. Ziegler through 20 dated historical records for United States of America.
Ronald L. Ziegler, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1972
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
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.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
White House Tape 343-036
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 23-minute White House recording numbered 343-036; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 741-002
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 54-minute White House recording numbered 741-002; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
1973
White House Tape 423-003
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman in the 109-minute White House recording numbered 423-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 890-019
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman in the 16-minute White House recording numbered 890-019; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 427-005
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman in the 29-minute White House recording numbered 427-005; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 898-012
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman in the 107-minute White House recording numbered 898-012; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 898-023/899-001
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman in the 43-minute White House recording numbered 898-023/899-001; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 431-009
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman in the 309-minute White House recording numbered 431-009; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 442-001
Ronald Ziegler appears with Richard Nixon and John Dean in the 281-minute White House recording numbered 442-001; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Records, sources and methodology
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