1. The Curtain of WatergateBy
Chris Bunting, Quentin Venable, and Anila Yoganathan

2. THesis
The investigation of the Watergate Scandal was limited to the bugging of the Democratic Convention, and the stealing of files in the Watergate office. This was due to the White House’s strategy to insulate the President, and conceal its involvement in the case. The investigation proceeded because of the involvement of the press, who pushed for answers regarding political sabotage and espionage.

3. First Trial
Five thieves are arrested for breaking and entering the Watergate complex where the Democratic Convention was held.
The White House feigns innocence to knowledge of the crime.
Despite the seemingly simple case of Watergate, the case was about to revolutionize how the public viewed the government.

4. Nixon’s Speech
Nixon says that “I can say categorically that his investigation indicates that no one on the White House staff, no one in this administration, presently employed, was involved in this very bizarre incident.”
Before this, the head of the Committee to Re-elect the President, John Mitchell, had quit his position. Many others in the CRP and the White House were either fired, or quit.

5. Behind the Scenes of the Break in
E. Howard Hunt Gordon Liddy Chuck Colson The break in and bugging of the Democratic Convention had been planned by E. Howard Hunt, Gordon Liddy, and Chuck Colson. Hunt was also charged with bribing the five thieves that broke in that pleaded guilty.

6. Committee to Re-elect the President
Head: John Mitchell Deputy Director: Jeb Magruder Initially people thought that the CRP was only behind the Watergate Scandal, and that the White House was not involved.

7. The SAfe Owner of the Safe & Cabinet member: Maurice Stans
CRP Head: John Mitchell
CRP Deputy Director: Jeb Magruder
President’s Lawyer: Herbert Kalmback
White House Chief of Staff: H.R. Haldeman
Five People had access to a slush fund that contained illegal donations for Nixon’s Campaign. The money was used to run the political sabotage and espionage during the campaign. When Watergate broke out, the money was used to pay off people for covering the White House.

8. Rat Screwing
Donald Segretti (unofficial espionage and sabotage operative)
Funder: Herbert Kalmback- President’s Personal Lawyer
Ex-Reporter: Canuck Letter
A political term coined during this time period, that had been created by the University of South Carolina Mafia: USC Mafia. It was political sabotage and espionage of the opposing candidate’s campaign, and had been practiced by most of the President’s Men, during college.
During the 1972 election, Rat Screwing had become part of the Nixon Campaign

9. White House Chief of Staff: H.R. Haldeman
White House Counsel: Haldeman, John Dean III,& John Ehrlichman
Stated that they had no involvement with the CRP
The CRP, was in fact the White House, since it was Nixon’s administration that wanted to see him re- elected. The CRP was running on orders from the White House.

10. FBI and White House Investigation
FBI Director: L. Patrick Gray
White House Investigator: John Dean III
The FBI was covering the Watergate Scandal investigation, and were working with John Dean. However during the trial, Dean influenced the prosecutors to only question certain people. These people were the first layers of insulation to the White House.
Later on L. Patrick Gray came forward and reporter how he had covered up most of the investigation and called out John Dean and Haldeman.
Dean began talking because he realized that for the White House Counsel, he was expendable.

11. The Last Layer White House Counsel: H.R. Haldeman and John Erhlichman
As the questioning was revealing further information against people in Nixon’s administration, Nixon suspended everyone that was involved in the Scandal, that was in his administration.
They were the ones giving orders.

12. Nixon Goes Down and the effects
May 17, 1973 : Questioning of Alexander Butterfield- Revealing of the Oval Office Tapes
The Judicial Branch could not investigate the President, Constitutionally.
Nixon makes a deal to hand over seven of the tapes but they were horrible quality and one had an minute erasure.

13. Conclusion
As you can see, the White House was uninvolved in the investigation, because their were involved in the Scandal.
As a result, the investigation was pushed by the press, through their research, questioning, and sources.
Final Person- The Washington Post’s Biggest Informant: W. Mark Felt, the Deputy Director of the FBI

14. references
Bernstein, Carl. Woodward, Bob. “All of the President’s Men”. New York City. Simon & Schuster Print.