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Campaign Check Traced

United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1972Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1972

Carl Bernstein1 August 1972

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Bernstein and Woodward report that a $25,000 campaign cashier's check was deposited in Bernard Barker's account, directly linking Watergate money to Nixon's reelection organization.

Kenneth Dahlberg1 August 1972

Washington · Politics / Watergate

A twenty-five-thousand-dollar cashier's check intended for Nixon's campaign is traced into the bank account of a Watergate burglar.

Robert "Bob" Woodward1 August 1972

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Woodward and Carl Bernstein report that a $25,000 cashier's check intended for Nixon's reelection campaign was deposited in burglar Bernard Barker's bank account.

Names involved

Carl BernsteinKenneth DahlbergRobert "Bob" Woodward

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