Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory The Watergate Scandal

A Paranoid Leader Goes Criminal Nixon, still popular, feared losing to democrat McGovern in ’72 Break in at DNC headquarters at Watergate Hotel by CREEP to spy on election plans

President Richard Nixon John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman Committee to Re- Elect the President (CRP) G. Gordon Liddy E. Howard Hunt Virgilio Gonzalez Bernard Barker James McCord Eugenio Martinez Frank Sturgis

Nixon Wins in a Landslide!!!

The Conspiracy Begins to Break Down Burglars caught by night watchman Put on trial in 73 Were supposed to stay quiet James McCord “rats” on the government demonstrating a bugging

The Senate Investigates TV hearings show growing list of those accusing the administration Guilt moving up hierarchy Advisors Begin to resign Archibald Cox, Special Prosecutor on Watergate

Nixon’s Inner-Sanctum Selling Out White House Counsel John Dean tells Hearings that Nixon authorized a cover-up (maybe even the burglary)

Nixon Denies Involvement Government Probe Stalling…

“Deep Throat” Leaks to Reporters FBI’s #2 man, Mark Felt, gives info in secret to Washington Post Reporters Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward

Post claims links between CREEP & the Watergate Burglars

America Sours on Nixon Only 20% Believe He’s Innocent

A Second Scandal Rocks DC VP Spiro Agnew resigns over tax-evasion Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to be new VP

New Info Comes To Light Nixon had secret tape recorders in White House Many come to believe these tapes will prove Nixon’s guilt

Nixon Stonewalls the Prosecution Refuses to hand over tapes, claims “executive privilege” of confidentiality

The Saturday Night Massacre Oct. 73, Nixon offers summaries Cox Refuses Pres. fires two Attorneys General till he gets one to fire Cox (R. Bork) New Prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, demands tapes

The Inner Circle Goes Down Nixon on the Ropes Mar, 74, Admin officials indicted for conspiracy Nixon called “un-indicted co-conspirator” July- US Supreme Court demands tapes

The Smoking Gun 18 ½ minutes of the tapes erased!!! Nixon claims secretary accidentally did it Even So, tapes prove Nixon conspiracy to cover up Watergate

The “Edited” Transcript Nixon finally releases a transcript of the tapes, but an 18 minute section had been erased

Election of 1972

House Prepares Articles of Impeachment Obstruction of Justice, Abuse of Power, Contempt of Congress Debate lingers on if he ordered break in, but he did cover up investigation

Other Misdeeds Revealed… CREEP made “Enemies List” to use Fed agencies to harass political enemies Illegally used wire taps to spy on gov. employees & reporters

Nixon Resigns August 9, 1974 iCue Biography of Richard M. Nixon