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Watergate Guilty Plea

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

3Records
1973Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1973

E. Howard Hunt11 January 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Pleads guilty during the Watergate break-in trial rather than contest charges arising from the burglary and surveillance operation.

Bernard Barker15 January 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Pleads guilty with Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez and Frank Sturgis during the Watergate break-in trial.

Everette Howard HuntJanuary 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Hunt pleaded guilty to Watergate-related conspiracy, burglary, and wiretapping charges rather than contesting the case through a full trial.

Names involved

Bernard BarkerE. Howard HuntEverette Howard Hunt

Provenance

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