The House Judiciary Committee passes three articles of impeachment against Nixon, for obstruction of justice, misuse of power and contempt of Congress.
By approving the charges, the committee sent the impeachment to the floor for a full House vote, but it never occurred. Nixon resigns. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interest of America first. Support Provided By: Learn more. Thursday, Nov The Latest. World Agents for Change. Health Long-Term Care. For Teachers. NewsHour Shop. Become a Patron! The story of Watergate has an intriguing historical and political background, arising out of political events of the s such as Vietnam, and the publication of the Pentagon Papers in But the chronology of the scandal really begins during , following the break-in at the Watergate Hotel.
By , Nixon had been re-elected, but the storm clouds were building. By early , the nation was consumed by Watergate. In August, Nixon resigned. Watergate Chronology The chronology of the Watergate scandal can be confusing. Detailed Chronology What Was Watergate?
The Washington Post will begin publishing the papers later in the week. Former attorney general John Mitchell, head of the Nixon reelection campaign, denies any link to the operation. September 29, John Mitchell, while serving as attorney general, controlled a secret Republican fund used to finance widespread intelligence-gathering operations against the Democrats, The Post reports.
October 10, FBI agents establish that the Watergate break-in stems from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of the Nixon reelection effort, The Post reports. Five men are arrested after breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters.
Among the items found in their possession were bugging devices, thousands of dollars in cash and rolls of film. Days later, the White House denied involvement in the break-in. A young Washington Post crime reporter, Bob Woodward, is sent to the arraignment of the burglars. Another young Post reporter, Carl Bernstein, volunteers to make some phone calls to learn more about the burglary.
Mark Felt, the associate director of the FBI, was only revealed three decades later. Over the course of nearly two years, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein continue to file stories about the Watergate scandal, relying on many sources. Nixon announces that John Dean has completed an internal investigation into the Watergate break-in, and has found no evidence of White House involvement.
The Washington Post reports that while serving as Attorney General, John Mitchell had controlled a secret fund to finance intelligence gathering against Democrats. The Post prints the threat.
Nixon is elected to a second term in office after defeating Democratic candidate George McGovern. They are found guilty of conspiracy, bugging DNC headquarters, and burglary. Four others, including E. Howard Hunt, had already plead guilty. Judge John J. Sirica threatens the convicted burglars with long prison sentences unless they talk.
The Watergate cover-up starts to unravel. John Dean t estifying for the second day before the Senate Watergate Committee, saying he was sure that President Nixon not only knew about the Watergate cover-up as early as last fall, but also helped try to keep the scandal quiet.
Acting FBI director L. Patrick Gray resigns after admitting that he destroyed documents given to him by John Dean days after the Watergate break-in. Haldeman have resigned. White House counsel John Dean is fired. In October that year, Dean would plead guilty to obstruction of justice.
Attorney General Richard Kleindienst resigns.
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