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1. www.history.com › topics › 1970sThe Watergate Scandal ‑ Timeline, Summary & Deep Throat | HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2009 · June 17, 1972 The break-in. June 20, 1972 First ‘Deep Throat’ meeting. July 23, 1973 Nixon refuses to turn over tapes. October 20, 1973 Saturday Night Massacre. November 17, 1973 Nixon: 'I'm ...

2. www.vox.com › what-was-watergate-scandal-nixonWatergate: the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon ... - Vox

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   Aug 7, 2014 · A large loan from Hughes to Nixon’s brother had become an issue in the 1960 presidential race (which Nixon lost narrowly), and when Nixon took office in 1969, Hughes reportedly gave him $100,000 ...

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4. www.historyextra.com › period › 20th-centuryYour guide to the Watergate scandal that brought down ...

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   Jun 14, 2022 · When did cracks start to appear in the cover-up? Although Nixon won the election in November 1972, the scandal escalated. By the following January, seven men (‘the Watergate Seven’) went on trial for their involvement: five pleaded guilty, with the other two – former Nixon aides G Gordon Liddy and James W McCord – convicted of conspiracy, burglary and wiretapping.

5. millercenter.org › the-presidency › educationalWatergate: The aftermath - Miller Center

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   Watergate: The aftermath. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office. With those words, Richard Nixon became the first—and so far only—president to announce his resignation. He was doing so, he said, because “the interests of the Nation ...

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6. www.newsweek.com › watergate-explainer-why-richardWatergate Explainer and Why Richard Nixon Resigned From ...

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   Aug 8, 2019 · President Richard Nixon resigned from his American presidency 45 years ago on August 8, after a one of the greatest political conspiracies in U.S. history, which became known as the Watergate scandal.

7. www.history.com › watergate-scandal-timeline-nixonThe Watergate Scandal: A Timeline - HISTORY

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   Oct 9, 2018 · Nixon releases transcripts of three conversations with Haldeman on June 23, 1972. Known as the “smoking gun,” the transcripts reveal Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate cover-up. August 8, 1974

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   Why did Nixon resign?

   • In the recording of a June 23, 1972 conversation, Nixon is heard approving a proposal from his chief of staff H. R. Haldeman to press the FBI to drop its investigation of the Watergate break-in. Nixon submits a signed letter of resignation to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, becoming the only U.S. president in history to resign from office.

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   Did Nixon cover up the Watergate break-in?

   • The tapes are believed to include evidence that Nixon and his aides had attempted to cover up their involvement in the Watergate break-in and other illegal activities. Nixon files appeals in response to various subpoenas ordering him to turn over the tapes.

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   Why did Ford pardon Nixon?

   • One month later, on September 8, 1974, Ford pardons Nixon. The origins of the Watergate break-in lay in the hostile political climate of the time. By 1972, when Republican President Richard M. Nixon was running for reelection, the United States was embroiled in the Vietnam War, and the country was deeply divided.

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   Will Richard Nixon be prosecuted?

   • “Richard Nixon has become liable to possible indictment and trial for offenses against the United States,” President Gerald R. Ford said in an official proclamation on Sept. 8, 1974. “Whether or not he shall be so prosecuted depends on findings of the appropriate grand jury and on the discretion of the authorized prosecutor.”

   Watergate: The aftermath - Miller Center

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   Why did Nixon run for reelection in 1972?

   • By 1972, when Republican President Richard M. Nixon was running for reelection, the United States was embroiled in the Vietnam War, and the country was deeply divided. A forceful presidential campaign therefore seemed essential to the president and some of his key advisers. Their aggressive tactics included what turned out to be illegal espionage.

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   Did Nixon resign if he didn't get a pardon?

   • After serving 52 months in jail, Liddy won a pardon from President Carter and launched a career in publishing and TV. Mitchell, the wife of Richard Nixon's attorney general, alleged she was held hostage and drugged after she attempted to talk to the press. If not for the former White House counsel, Nixon might never have resigned.

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9. guides.loc.gov › watergate-manuscripts › introductionRichard Nixon’s Political Scandal: Researching Watergate in ...

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   Jul 10, 2024 · The scandal cascades across the papers in the Manuscript Division; detaching it from Nixon’s larger legacy remains a difficult, if not impossible task. An overview, however, placing the scandal in larger context is provided below so as to aid researchers in their study of Watergate, the Nixon Administration, and the political milieu of the 1970s.