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Watergate Scandal and Nixon's Resignation (1972–1974)

Watergate Scandal and Nixon's Resignation (1972–1974)

  1. Watergate break-in and arrests

    Labels: Watergate break-in, DNC Headquarters, Washington D

  2. Grand jury indicts burglars, Hunt, and Liddy

    Labels: Grand jury, E Howard, G Gordon

  3. Watergate burglars convicted or plead guilty

    Labels: Watergate burglars, John J, Criminal trial

  4. Senate creates Watergate select committee

    Labels: Senate Watergate, U S

  5. Archibald Cox appointed Watergate special prosecutor

    Labels: Archibald Cox, Special prosecutor

  6. White House taping system revealed in Senate testimony

    Labels: White House, Alexander Butterfield

  7. Saturday Night Massacre fires special prosecutor Cox

    Labels: Saturday Night, Archibald Cox

  8. Leon Jaworski named special prosecutor

    Labels: Leon Jaworski, Special prosecutor

  9. Senate reports 18½-minute gap in key tape

    Labels: 18 -minute, Senate Watergate

  10. House authorizes impeachment inquiry

    Labels: House impeachment, U S

  11. Supreme Court orders Nixon to comply on tapes

    Labels: United States, Supreme Court

  12. House Judiciary adopts obstruction of justice article

    Labels: Obstruction of, House Judiciary

  13. House Judiciary adopts abuse of power article

    Labels: Abuse of, House Judiciary

  14. House Judiciary adopts contempt of Congress article

    Labels: Contempt of, House Judiciary

  15. White House releases the “smoking gun” tape

    Labels: Smoking gun, White House

  16. Nixon announces resignation

    Labels: Nixon resignation, Richard Nixon

  17. Nixon resigns; Ford assumes presidency

    Labels: Presidential resignation, Gerald Ford

  18. Ford issues full pardon to Richard Nixon

    Labels: Ford pardon, Gerald Ford