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First Watergate Break-In

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

2Records
1972Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1972

E. Howard Hunt28 May 1972

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Assists planning and coordination of the first covert entry into Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex.

G. Gordon Liddy28 May 1972

Watergate Complex · Politics / Watergate

Directs the first entry into Democratic National Committee offices, where the team installs electronic surveillance equipment.

Names involved

E. Howard HuntG. Gordon Liddy

Provenance

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