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Watergate Scandal

Watergate Scandal. Unit 12. The Act. May 28, 1972 Nixon, paranoid of losing the election, has a group of men bug the DNC Headquarters in the Watergate Building. Caught. June 17, 1972 5 Men are caught trying to repair the illegally implanted surveillance equipment August 30, 1972

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Watergate Scandal

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  1. Watergate Scandal Unit 12

  2. The Act • May 28, 1972 • Nixon, paranoid of losing the election, has a group of men bug the DNC Headquarters in the Watergate Building.

  3. Caught • June 17, 1972 • 5 Men are caught trying to repair the illegally implanted surveillance equipment • August 30, 1972 • Nixon lies and announces that after an investigation no one from the White House was involved

  4. The Criminal Investigation • September 15, 1973 – Jan 8, 1973 • Indicted, convicted, and/or plead guilty • Bernard Barker • Gordon Lidd • Eugenio Martinez • James McCord • Howard Hunt • Frank Sturgis • Virgilio Gonzales

  5. The Senate Investigation • Feb 17, 1973 • Congressman from the Senate create a special committee: Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities • This committee will further investigate the White House and its behaviors surrounding Watergate

  6. Starting to Come Apart • April 23, 1973 • White House issues statements denying that the President had any knowledge of any wrong doing • 7 days later, key Presidential advisors resign

  7. Coming Apart • May 17, 1973 • Senate starts holding public meetings on television

  8. Coming Apart • July 7, 1973 • President Nixon refused to testify for the committee • He also refuses to give Congress access to his Presidential files

  9. The Smoking Gun • July 16, 1973 • Senate Committee discovers through questioning the Presidents former advisors that there is a secret and illegal taping system installed in the White House • Investigators subpoenas the White House tapes and documents to investigate

  10. The Impasse • July 25, 1973 • President Nixon refused to comply with the subpoenas

  11. The Saturday Night Massacre • October 1973 • Nixon orders the Attorney General to fire the investigator who is putting subpoenas and legal pressure on the White House • The Attorney General refused to fire the investigator and instead he resigns himself • The replacement AG, fires special investigator Cox

  12. Congress = Relentless • November 1973 – April 1974 • New Special Prosecutor is appointed • Finally the White House turns over the tapes under Supreme Court Ruling • Discovers that there are gaps in the tapes and suspects the White House destroyed evidence

  13. Impeachment! • July 1974 • House starts the process of impeaching the President of the United States • Impeachment • Bring charges against (convicted or not convicted) • If found guilty, the person is removed from office

  14. Resignation • August 9, 1974 • President Nixon resigns from the Presidency • September 8, 1974 • Nixon’s Vice President, Gerald Ford, now President, pardons Nixon of all crimes committed.

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