1. The Watergate Scandal

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

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

4. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigate

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

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