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Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchell, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.
The Washington Post reported, "One of the five men arrested early Saturday in the attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters is the salaried security coordinator for President Nixon's re-election committee." Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that a search
These public denials were lies.
the burglars had keys, and that inside one of them were address books that listed Howard Hunt's name or initials, and included the hand-written notation, "WH," for White House.
warrant had been executed for the hotel rooms for which
Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.
Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.
Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.
Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchellll, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.
Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.
Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.
Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.
Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
Bernstein and Bob Woodward report that arrested burglar James McCord is the salaried security coordinator for President Nixon's reelection committee.
In fact, an elaborate cover-up was already under way. The charge that would stem from the cover-up, "obstruction of justice," would eventually bring Nixon down
Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.
Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.
Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.
Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchell, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.
Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchellll, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.
Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.
The Washington Post reported, "One of the five men arrested early Saturday in the attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters is the salaried security coordinator for President Nixon's re-election committee." Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that a search
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
These public denials were lies.
the burglars had keys, and that inside one of them were address books that listed Howard Hunt's name or initials, and included the hand-written notation, "WH," for White House.
warrant had been executed for the hotel rooms for which
In fact, an elaborate cover-up was already under way. The charge that would stem from the cover-up, "obstruction of justice," would eventually bring Nixon down
Investigators execute search warrants for hotel rooms used by the burglars and find material connecting E. Howard Hunt with the White House.
Investigators later uncover an organized effort to obstruct the Watergate investigation, making the cover-up a central part of the scandal.
Later investigations establish substantial campaign and White House connections to Watergate despite the early public denials.
Official reaction was swift. From the White House, Nixon's Press Secretary, Ron Zeigler, dismissed the incident as some sort of petty thievery attempt. John Mitchell, the head of CREEP, denied that the organization had any connection to the event.
Searches of material linked to the burglars uncover address-book references to E. Howard Hunt and the White House.
The Washington Post reported, "One of the five men arrested early Saturday in the attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters is the salaried security coordinator for President Nixon's re-election committee." Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that a search
The Washington Post reports that James McCord, one of the arrested burglars, works as security coordinator for Nixon's reelection committee.
These public denials were lies.
the burglars had keys, and that inside one of them were address books that listed Howard Hunt's name or initials, and included the hand-written notation, "WH," for White House.
warrant had been executed for the hotel rooms for which
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