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The Watergate Scandal

June 17, 1972: 5 five men are arrested while breaking into the Watergate Hotel and Office Complex

One of the men, James McCord, was a former CIA agent. He informed judge Sirica that the government knew about the break in.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigate

August 1, 1972: The Washington Post reports that $25,000 from Nixon’s reelection campaign was deposited in one of the burglar’s accounts.

January 30, 1973: James McCord and G January 30, 1973: James McCord and G. Gordon Liddy are convicted in connection to the break-in

Saturday Night Massacre H.R. Haldeman Nixon’s Chief of Staff April 30, 1973: All three of these men resign over the scandal Saturday Night Massacre Attorney General Richard Kleindeinst John Dean Counsel to President Nixon

June 3, 1973: John Dean testifies to discussing the break-in with President Nixon

July 23, 1973: President Nixon refuses to turn over recorded conversations to the Senate Watergate Committee

October 20, 1973: Nixon fires special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Attorney General Elliot Richardson resigns. So does the Deputy Attorney General.

April 30, 1974: White House releases transcripts, but no tapes July 24, 1974: Supreme Court orders Nixon to turn over tapes

August 8, 1974: Richard Nixon becomes the first president to resign Gerald Ford takes over as 38th president of the United States