1. Watergate
Begins June 17, 1972 and ends with the resignation of the president Aug 9, 1974

2. Washington Post reporters who followed the court case of the burglars and realized there may be a White House connection when one of the burglars reported being a retired CIA agent

3. Carl Bernstein

4. Bob Woodward

5. Ben Bradlee Serves as vice president to the Washington Post today
Responsible for revealing the Pentagon Papers

6. Berstein, Bradlee, & Woodward

7. Nixon’s paranoia may have contributed to his participation in the burglary and cover-up
Felt people were against him = “enemies list”- those considered threat to his presidency

8. The Cover-Up Begins
James McCord, one of the burglars was an ex-CIA agent and member of CRP
Burglars paid from CRP funds
Nixon orders cover-up; false testimony given
Mark Felt giving info to Post reporters
James McCord
                            

9. William Mark Felt Dubbed “deep throat” by Bernstein and Woodward
FBI Agent Whistle-blower
Revealed in 2005
DOD: Dec. 2008

10. Nixon wins the election by a landslide – break-in unnecessary

11. The Cover-Up Unravels John Dean testifies
Implicated Pres. Nixon and the Attorney General John Mitchell
Alexander Butterfield reveals that conversations in oval office recorded
Nixon refuses to hand over tapes based on executive privilege – to protect national security

12. “Saturday Night Massacre”
Gov’t attorney appointed by president to handle Watergate cases (Oct. ’73)
Takes Nixon to court to release tapes
Nixon wants him fired; no one wants to fire him so they (2) resign; eventually gets fired =
Saturday Night Massacre
Nixon’s reputation damaged
Fall ’73 V.P. Spiro Agnew resigns for taking bribes as gov. of MD.= Gerald Ford new VP
Archibald Cox
Special Prosecutor

13. H. R. Haldeman
Chief of Staff
President’s right hand man

14. Impeachment Proceedings
Tapes finally turned over and show evidence that Nixon was involve in cover-up
House Judiciary Committee vote to impeach – charge with a crime- the president
Nixon resigns before impeached
Gerald Ford new president Aug 9, 1974

15. President Nixon’s Last Day

16. Watergate Impact
Ford pardons Nixon – cannot ever be prosecuted for crimes
Americans distrust of government and politicians continue to deepen
Some say our judicial system works because no one is above the law, to include the president

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