Watergate
D.C., seven men gathered to finalize their plans to break in to the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) headquarters, located on the sixth floor of one of the Watergate complex's six buildings.
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Watergate
In room 214 of the Watergate Hotel in Washington,
Watergate
One of these men, G. Gordon Liddy, was a former FBI agent. Another, E. Howard Hunt, had retired from the CIA. James McCord would handle the bugging, Bernard Barker would photograph documents, and Virgilio Gonzalez would pick the locks.
Watergate
The remaining two, Eugenio Martinez and Frank Sturgis, would serve as lookouts
Arrest of Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James McCord
Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James W. McCord, Jr. were arrested while installing electronic listening devices in the national Democratic Party campaign offices located at the Watergate office complex in Washington.
Arrest of Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James McCord
Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James W. McCord, Jr. were arrested while installing electronic listening devices in the national Democratic Party campaign offices located at the Watergate office complex in Washington.
Arrest of Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James McCord
Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James W. McCord, Jr. were arrested while installing electronic listening devices in the national Democratic Party campaign offices located at the Watergate office complex in Washington.
Arrest of Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James McCord
Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker and James W. McCord Jr. are arrested inside the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex.
Arrest of James W McCord, Jr
McCord is arrested with Bernard Barker, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez and Frank Sturgis inside the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex.
Burglary Team Arrested
Hunt learned that police had captured the five men inside the Democratic National Committee offices and left the nearby command area.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
After the Watergate arrests, Everette Howard Hunt becomes part of the developing criminal investigation into the burglary and surveillance operation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Gordon Liddy went to his office and commenced a shredding operation to eliminate any evidence of his involvement.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy worked for the Committee to Re-elect the President, sometimes referred to pejoratively as CREEP; his involvement was a direct connection to President Nixon. McCord was the chief security officer at CREEP.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The five burglars are processed at the police station, where several of them gave fake names. Hunt hired a lawyer to quickly bail the men out, but he underestimated the bail amount. G.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
After the Watergate arrests, Everette Howard Hunt becomes part of the developing criminal investigation into the burglary and surveillance operation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Gordon Liddy went to his office and commenced a shredding operation to eliminate any evidence of his involvement.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy worked for the Committee to Re-elect the President, sometimes referred to pejoratively as CREEP; his involvement was a direct connection to President Nixon. McCord was the chief security officer at CREEP.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The five burglars are processed at the police station, where several of them gave fake names. Hunt hired a lawyer to quickly bail the men out, but he underestimated the bail amount. G.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
After the Watergate arrests, George Gordon Liddy becomes part of the developing criminal investigation into the burglary and surveillance operation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Gordon Liddy went to his office and commenced a shredding operation to eliminate any evidence of his involvement.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy worked for the Committee to Re-elect the President, sometimes referred to pejoratively as CREEP; his involvement was a direct connection to President Nixon. McCord was the chief security officer at CREEP.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The five burglars are processed at the police station, where several of them gave fake names. Hunt hired a lawyer to quickly bail the men out, but he underestimated the bail amount. G.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
After the Watergate arrests, George Gordon Liddy becomes part of the developing criminal investigation into the burglary and surveillance operation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Gordon Liddy went to his office and commenced a shredding operation to eliminate any evidence of his involvement.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy and Hunt had also worked at the White House, which made the Nixon connection more serious.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
Liddy worked for the Committee to Re-elect the President, sometimes referred to pejoratively as CREEP; his involvement was a direct connection to President Nixon. McCord was the chief security officer at CREEP.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
The five burglars are processed at the police station, where several of them gave fake names. Hunt hired a lawyer to quickly bail the men out, but he underestimated the bail amount. G.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
After McCord and the burglary team are arrested, G. Gordon Liddy begins shredding documents connected with the Watergate intelligence operation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
After the Watergate arrests, James W. McCord Jr. becomes a major subject of the developing investigation into the burglary and surveillance operation.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
McCord and the other arrested burglars are processed by police after the break-in; several members of the group initially provide false names.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
McCord serves as security coordinator for the Committee to Re-Elect the President, creating a direct campaign connection when he is arrested at Watergate.
CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)
McCord's arrest draws attention to the fact that G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt had previously worked at the White House.
Government
5 men are arrested after breaking in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters
Police Alert
Calls police after discovering that door locks he had cleared of tape were taped again, helping officers catch the burglars inside Democratic National Committee offices.
Second DNC Burglary Directed
Hunt and Liddy directed the renewed Watergate operation intended to repair surveillance equipment and gather additional Democratic documents.
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