FBI Watergate Record Opened
FBI records formally reflected Hunt's Watergate charges after his indictment for conspiracy and unlawful electronic-surveillance offenses.
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September
FBI Watergate Record Opened
FBI records formally reflected Hunt's Watergate charges after his indictment for conspiracy and unlawful electronic-surveillance offenses.
Watergate Data Destruction
Woodward and Bernstein report that Nixon campaign officials directed destruction of financial and intelligence records after the Watergate break-in.
Mitchell Secret Fund Control
Bernstein and Woodward report that John Mitchell controlled a secret Republican fund used to finance intelligence-gathering operations against Democratic political opponents.
Mitchell Secret Fund Control
Woodward and Bernstein report that John Mitchell personally controlled a secret Republican fund used to finance political intelligence operations against Democrats.
Political Intelligence Fund
Reporting identifies Mitchell as controlling a secret Republican fund used to finance political intelligence operations directed against Democrats.
Trial
it was revealed that Attorney General & Nixon campaign chairman John Mitchell had controlled a secret Republican fund used to pay for spying on the Democrats
Trial
It was revealed that Attorney General & Nixon campaign chairman John Mitchellll had controlled a secret Republican fund used to pay for spying on the Democrats.
Watergate
It was revealed that Attorney General & Nixon campaign chairman John Mitchellll had controlled a secret Republican fund used to pay for spying on the Democrats.
Watergate
it was revealed that Attorney General & Nixon campaign chairman John Mitchell had controlled a secret Republican fund used to pay for spying on the Democrats
Watergate Burglars
John Mitchellll, while serving as attorney general, controlled a secret Republican fund used to finance widespread intelligence-gathering operations against the Democrats, The Post reports.
October
Bugging Memos Distribution
Bernstein and Woodward report that memoranda summarizing wiretapped Democratic conversations were sent to White House and Nixon reelection campaign officials.
Bugging Memos Distribution
Woodward and Bernstein report that memoranda summarizing wiretapped Democratic conversations were distributed to White House and Nixon campaign officials.
Corporate Campaign Contribution
Bernstein and Woodward trace a $100,000 contribution connected with the Watergate investigation to a Texas corporation and Nixon's reelection financing network.
Corporate Campaign Contribution
Woodward and Bernstein trace a $100,000 Nixon campaign contribution to a Texas corporation during the broader Watergate financial investigation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon reelection campaign.
Political Spying and Sabotage
Bernstein and Woodward report that FBI evidence links Watergate to a broader campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted for Nixon's reelection effort.
Political Spying and Sabotage
Woodward and Bernstein report that FBI evidence links Watergate to a wider campaign of political spying and sabotage directed against Democratic candidates.
Watergate
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports.
Watergate Burglars
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports
Watergate Burglars
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports.
Watergate Burglars
FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports.
Watergate Campaign Link
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon re-election campaign
Watergate Campaign Link
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon reelection campaign.
Watergate Campaign Link
The FBI reported that the break-in at the Watergate was part of a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage on behalf of the officials and heads of the Nixon reelection campaign.
Watergate Campaign Link
FBI findings link the Watergate break-in to a broader campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of Nixon's reelection effort.
Chapin Sabotage Contact
Bernstein and Woodward report that presidential appointments secretary Dwight Chapin was identified as a contact in a political spying and sabotage operation against Democrats.
Chapin Sabotage Contact
Woodward and Bernstein report that presidential appointments secretary Dwight Chapin was identified as a contact in a political spying and sabotage operation.
Kalmbach Spy Fund
Woodward and Bernstein report that Nixon's personal lawyer Herbert Kalmbach was connected to funds used for political intelligence and sabotage activities.
Nixon Lawyer Spy Fund
Bernstein and Woodward report that President Nixon's personal lawyer Herbert Kalmbach was connected with funds used for political intelligence and sabotage activities.
Death of Harlow Shapley
Death of Harlow Shapley
Linebacker I
Nixon orders bombing to be halted north of 20 degrees latitude
Testimony Links Nixon Aide
Bernstein and Woodward report testimony linking a senior Nixon aide to the secret campaign fund used for political intelligence operations.
Testimony Links Nixon Aide
Woodward and Bernstein report testimony connecting a senior Nixon aide to a secret campaign fund used for political intelligence operations.
Negotiations
Kissinger flies to Saigon to secure President Thieus signature to a peace agreement. Kissinger claims "peace was at hand"
Peace Is at Hand
Says peace is at hand after progress in negotiations with North Vietnam
Bombing of Vietnam
Nixon halts bombing north of the Twentieth Parallel in anticipation of a truce
November
Senate Election Victory
Defeats Senator J. Caleb Boggs in Delaware.
Watergate and Reelection
Wins reelection by a landslide while the Watergate prosecutions continue and the scandal has not yet become a dominant national crisis.
Transformer
Releases Transformer, produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson during the glam rock period.
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