Watergate 1973
January 1973 James McCord, Virgilio Gonzalez, Frank Sturgis, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard Barker E. Howard Hunt G. Gordon Liddy
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nixon and Kissinger named Time Magazine's Men of the Year. Trial of Watergate burglars begins, Judge Sirica presiding. Colson writes to Dean regarding Hunt's legal desperation. Erlichman, Dean, and Colson meets with Colson meet to discuss Hunt's lawyer. Hunt Hunt. Hunt's wife died does not want to stay in 12/8/72 and his son has jail more than a year. brain damage. McCord letter to Dean states that if CIA is blamed "every tree in the forest will fall." Reported that Hunt arranged for fellow defendants to be paid $1000 for each month spent in jail. Erlichman appears on Meet the Press. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Erlichman states that the investigation has revealed no White House involvement. Hunt tells Cuban accomplices that their families will be taken care of if they plead guilty and keep quiet. Hunt pleads guilty to six Dean directs offers of counts, denies executive clemency to conspiracy. McCord. Watergate trial proceedings being held in strict secrecy. Dean directs offers of executive clemency to McCord a second time. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Cubans charged in the Watergate break-in plead guilty. Armand Hammer Reports surface that the provides laundered Cubans were under $100 bills in "safe pressure to plead guilty money" that will be to avoid lengthy trial. used in the cover-up. Government suggests Nixon's inauguration. Trial of Daniel Ellsberg blackmail is the motive Sequestered Watergate for leaking of the behind Watergate breakin. watch inaugural jury given permission to Pentagon Papers begins. parade. NY Times refers to burglars as "little soldiers." NY Times hails new film Deep Throat as "Porno Chic." 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Hugh Sloan testifies he gave Liddy $199,000. Magruder and Porter commit perjury regarding payments to Liddy. Deep Throat informs Bob Woodward that Mitchell and Colson are behind Watergate operation. 29 30 31 Both sides rest case in Watergate trial. WH aide Chapin resigns, Ziegler says it is not because of Watergate. Despite pleading innocent, former Nixon aides Liddy and McCord are convicted on eight counts. CREP* announces that it has collected $35 million since April 1972. Dean offers executive clemency to McCord a last time. Watergate break-in court proceedings continue with 12 witnesses called. Paris Peace Accord signed. Haldeman memo details strategy for Press Secretary Ziegler in reaction to Watergate. *Committee to re-elect the president.
Dean, Ehrlichman, Haldeman Magruder February 1973 Mitchell on left
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 Sen. Ervin requests $500K budget for Senate Watergate investigation. Senate subcommittee accuses Nixon's private attorney Herb Kalmbach of being involved in Watergate bugging. At Liddy and McCord bail hearing Judge Sirica states he is sure that all the facts have not come to light. Reports of a push for a new government inquiry into Watergate spread. Ellsberg defense team in Pentagon Paper case prepare for testimony that supports release as harmless to nat. def. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Senate Republicans publically support investigation of Watergate. Senate creates Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities to investigate events related to Watergate. Members of the Senate's Haldeman writes Dean special committee to to have Mitchell direct investigate the FBI to investigate if Watergate affair are Nixon was bugged in named. 1968 campaign. Meeting in California between Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Dean, and Special Counsel to the President Moore. Meeting agrees that Committee to Re-elect the President will defend Watergate related matters with Mitchell coordinating. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nixon returns to DC from San Clemente, CA. Sloan tells Dean that since Magruder told Sloan to lie in court he would testify against him if Magruder is promoted. Magruder meets with Haldeman about future employment. Nixon tells critics in Nixon meets with acting Nixon nominates Gray media he deserves due FBI Director Gray to become permanent credit for Vietnam ceasefire. regarding Watergate head of FBI. investigation. Senate prepares for hearings on freedom of press and the Supreme Court ruling forcing reporters to reveal sources. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Dean meets Haldeman about Magruder wanting to work at WH while being vulnerable to Sloan's threats. Meeting between Nixon and Haldeman in which Magruder is discussed. 26 27 28 Dean tells Ehrlichman that he cannot claim executive privilege with so little contact with President. Nixon directs Dean to assume responsibility of Watergate related matters. Gen. Vernon Walters Haldeman asks Dean to refuses Dean request for prepare a briefing on CIA retrieval of material Kleindienst leaving to sent to FBI regarding accept a job in the contact with Hunt. private sector. Senate hearings begin for confirmation of Gray as FBI Director. He testifies that he shared FBI Watergate files with Dean. Nixon asks Kleindienst to stay for Watergate. Haldeman tells Sloan none involved in Watergate will be promoted. Washington Post's Woodward's secretly meets source Deep Throat in DC parking garage. Gray prepares for Watergate questions and a report that FBI bugged phones of reporters & WH aides to investigate leaks. historybycalendar.com
March 1973
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 Dean discusses giving Magruder a job with Department of Commerce Secretary Dent. Nixon and Dean meet, Nixon tells press Dean they plan to explain that investigation found no Dean sat in on FBI staff involvement in meetings as part of a Watergate. Magruder White House offered a level 4 investigation. government position. Public reports circulate that Dean will be called to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee. Dean tells Ehrlichman claiming executive privilege as counsel is tough because of so little contact with the President. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nixon tells Dean he thinks executive privilege should cover past as well as present White House staff. Nixon wants Gray to stop turning over additional Watergate reports to Senate. Regarding delay of Gray's confirmation Ehrlichman tells Dean, "Let him twist slowly." In front of Ehrlichman and George Bush Nixon tells Dean he wants Watergate summary. Nixon wants his views on executive privilege made public before Dean is asked to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee. Nixon states that the doctrine of executive privilege is "rooted in the Constitution." 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nixon informs Congress that his staff will only appear informally before Congress as put forth in Constitution. Dean tells Nixon that Dean formally refuses to At press conference Hunt tells CREP lawyers Ervin announces that he Haldeman aide Strachan testify before Senate Nixon says he will not that he wants $130K for will arrest anyone who knows how to Nixon informed of breakin at Fielding's office. Judiciary Committee let Dean testify even if it the "seamy things" he refuses to testify as "stonewall." Dean asked citing executive means Gray not getting has done for the White being in contempt of to testify at Gray's privilege. nomination. House. Congress. confirmation. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Hunt lets it be known that if living and lawyer expenses do not arrive he might have things to say about Ehrlichman. Ehrlichman and Dean discuss Hunt's request for money and his threat to reveal activities of Plumber's. Dean informs Nixon of "cancer" in the White House. A strategy session involving Haldeman and Ehrlichman ensues. Nixon tells Mitchell and other chief aides to "stonewall" investigations. Hunt said to be "stable." McCord letter claims defendants pressured into silence. Sirica imposes harsh sentences, makes letter public. Liddy serving his 20 year sentence in maximum security prison. 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ehrlichman removes memoranda from White House pertaining to Fielding break-in. Nixon, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman discuss Mitchell as fall guy. McCord testifies that Liddy told him Mitchell approved break-in while Attorney General. In a meeting with Ziegler press briefing Mitchell, Haldeman, and states that any member Ehrlichman Nixon tells Liddy refuses to testify of the White House staff Dean he wants before Grand Jury. called before the Grand Watergate Summary by Jury will testify. weekend. Reports claim McCord has told Senate investigators that Dean and Magruder had prior knowledge to break-in.
April 1973
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 Ervin insists that WH aides testify. Ziegler says Ervin should stop SWC's press leak problems. Republican Senator Weicker says it is absolutely necessary that Haldeman testify before SWC. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sirica holds Liddy in contempt at DC jail, 20 year sentence is suspended until contempt time served. Kleindienst: Senate has no right to arrest WH aides who refuse to testify. Ervin: there is no evidence linking Haldeman to bugging. Dean, the White House Nixon withdraws Gray's Counsel, begins nomination for Director cooperating with of FBI. prosecutors. An Ellsberg fundraiser hosted by a Universal executive includes Lennon and Streisand. Dean bargains his testimony for immunity. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NY Times reports that McCord told Senate Committee that cash for burglars came from Nixon's CREP. Kleindienst tells Senate panel that executive Dwight Chapin perjures privilege applies to all himself regarding 2.5 million employees of dealings with Segretti. executive branch. Senate staff investigator Magruder accuses Dean Nixon and Colson discuss Watergate in a telephone conversation. Harold Lipset resigns after it is revealed he was once convicted of wiretapping. and Mitchell of organizing bugging plans and payoff scheme. Nixon tells Dean he regrets seeking clemency for Hunt. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Nixon meets with staff on resignation letters, Dean's failure to write report, exec. privilege, PR efforts, national security justifications. Nixon announces that WH staff will appear before SWC. Nixon learns Justice Department will interview Hunt regarding Fielding break-in. Reports circulate that Mitchell testifies that he Dean affirms that he will Dean may implicate was present for bugging not be made a Ehrlichman and meeting but did not scapegoat. Haldeman in Watergate approve it. cover-up. Nixon sends Dean to Camp David to write a report about Watergate. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WH denies prior knowledge of Watergate. In FL Nixon, Ehrlichman, Haldeman confer about Watergate. 30 Nixon announces resigning of Ehrlichman, Haldeman, Kleindienst and firing of Dean. Sirica orders attorney Wolf to name client who provided secret Watergate records. Reports surface that Kleindienst urges Nixon Gray removed and to send report of Hunt's destroyed documents involvement in Fielding from Hunt's WH office break-in to Judge Byrne. safe. FBI Director Gray resigns and is replaced by William Ruckelshaus. American Bar Association calls for independent attorneys rather than JD to investigate Watergate case. Nixon privately tells Ehrlichman and Haldeman that he prayed not to wake up last night. historybycalendar.com
May 1973 Senate Watergate Committee
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Washington Post receives Pulitzer Prize for its Watergate reporting. Ehrlichman lies to FBI investigators about knowledge of break-in at Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. JD* charges CREP for not filing $200K from SEC felon Vesco. Magruder testifies before Watergate grand jury. Ehrlichman and Haldeman appear before Watergate grand jury. Nixon appoints Haig to replace Haldeman as White House chief of staff. Newsweek claims Dean is about to announce Nixon's knowledge of Watergate cover-up. Allegations surface of WH involvement in break-in of Fielding's psychiatric office using CIA equipment. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WH says Richardson to have total authority over Watergate investigation. Polls show 77% say Nixon should not resign. In a civil case against CIA director Schlesinger CREP, McCord says orders employees to Dean and Mitchell report any CIA activity budgeted $250,000 to outside legal charter. campaign espionage. Ervin grants burglars Barker and Martinez immunity for SWC testimony. DC prosecutors say SWC is ruining their case. In a taped telephone conversation with Haig Nixon suspects Mark Felt (Deep Throat) of leaking information at the FBI. WH aide Caulfield denies charges he offered McCord executive clemency in exchange for silence. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dean appears before Sirica regarding secret papers he placed in a safe. Sirica orders copies be given to grand jury & SWC. Acting CIA head tells Sen. Armed Services Committee of WH efforts to block CREP investigation due to national security. Deep Throat tells Woodward that Butterfield should be interviewed by SWC. Senate Watergate Committee [SWC] convenes. McCord testifies at SWC. GAO** finds that $210K Cox named special in campaign funds from Watergate prosecutor. Northrop Co. was used Ziegler: Nixon never for legal aid of offered executive Watergate defendants. clemency. NBC News: former CIA chief Helms tells DC grand jury that Haldeman tried to get CIA to take blame for Watergate burglary. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 CIA employee bulletin disseminates Walters' statement to Congress on Dean, Gray, & CIA issuance of equipment to Hunt. Nixon denies prior knowledge of break-in and ties any cover-up to national security. Congress approves appointee Elliot Richardson as new Attorney General. Before SWC convicted Wtrgt spy Barker and McCord attorney Alch implicate Caulfield. Caulfield resigns from Treasury Department. 28 29 30 31 Ervin says SWC will stay with step by step approach, Senator Talmadge says SWC should quickly find Nixon link. Ziegler shocked by Washington Post article quoting Justice Department officials justifying Nixon testifying. Testimony of former Mitchell aide links Mitchell and Dean to $250K of payments to Watergate burglars. Writ of Habeas Corpus issued by Sirica for Liddy. Haldeman testifies before Senate subcom. regarding CIA & Watergate. Richardson plans to establishes Office of Watergate Special Prosecution Force headed by Cox. Richardson sworn in as Attorney General. DNC chairman Strauss says Nixon using national security to cover-up Watergate. *Justice Department **General Accounting Office
June 1973 John Dean sworn in for testimony before SWC
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 Ervin says intelligence services will inspect Dean papers before release to public. Nixon claims the press is involved in a concerted effort to destroy him. Washington Post reports Dean discussed Watergate cover-up with Nixon at least 35 times. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nixon and Press Secretary Ziegler discuss recollections of March 17 tape recorded meeting. WH logs will be made public. Ehrlichman: Liddy threatened to kill Magruder. Sen. Scott: bugging going on since FDR. Sloan testimony: $1.8M for use by WH included $199K for Liddy. Ehrlichman: media reports hearsay of his disposition. Porter testifies that Magruder asked him to commit perjury. Haldeman disposition released by DNC lawyers. A New Yorker article on Sirica hears argument Watergate opinions for immunity and media from KS & MO shows coverage of SWC. Ervin: anger at media for SWC will expand into pursuing a scandal that Ellsberg burglary. is over. Based on hearsay Dean says Haldeman destroyed Watergate documents. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Agnew speech calls TV coverage of SWC unjust, Ervin responds with scripture. Dean pleads for immunity before Judge Sirica. Sirica grants limited immunity for Dean and Magruder, rules he has no authority to stop TV coverage of SWC hearings. Prosecutors find memo to Ehrlichman detailing break-in of Ellsberg's psychiatrist after he leaked the Pentagon Papers. Magruder's SWC testimony denies Nixon knew of Watergate affairs. Special prosecutor Cox presses for official White House logs and files bearing on Watergate. WH response Cox: Nixon's conversations Watergate burglary are logged in a diary file, anniversary. notes, and a dictation belt of recollections. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SWC postpones hearings while Soviet leader Brezhnev visiting US. Dean meets privately with SWC under partial immunity. Testimony to be sealed by Sirica. WH submits questions Details of Dean's private GSA* reports US tax for SWC to ask Dean. meeting with SWC leaked to press. payers spent $1.9 million on Nixon homes. WH withdraws support for Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Barber unaware he is cutting Dean's hair voices hostility to the Dean about to testify, Dean joins in calling himself a "squealer." 25 26 27 28 29 30 Dean testifies before SWC saying Nixon had early involvement in cover-up. Dean testimony reveals the existence of the "enemies list." SWC topic 9/15 Dean Haldeman and meeting; Baker: "What Ehrlichman memo links did Pres. know and use of Federal when did he know it?" machinery against those Harris Poll has Nixon on "enemies list." approval at 24%. Dean's last day of testimony, his word vs. WH. Ervin reports that Lincoln willingly appeared before a Senate Committee. NY Times reports that three Watergate prosecutors have quit saying their investigation is complete. SWC hopes Dean testimony will clear up puzzling WH logs of meetings between he and President. *General Services Administration
Ehrlichman July 1973 Mitchell Haldeman
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 Speaking to Democrats in NC Ervin calls Nixon the most repressive President in US history. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mitchell tells investigating committee he never authorized Watergate payments. Prosecutors want White House denies LA Haldeman, Mitchell, Times report that Ehrlichman, Dean financing for Nixon's CA indicted. SWC wants estate is under Mitchell's wife out investigation. during testimony. Krogh pleads 5th American Airlines Nixon informs SWC he Amendment and refuses admits giving CREP a will not testify or to testify before CA $55K contribution while release documents grand jury investigating Ellsberg break-in. in merger talks with the SEC. citing executive privilege. Washington Post poll shows 57% believe Nixon involved in coverup, 16% believe impeachment is necessary. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mitchell meets privately with SWC for 4 hours. First day of Mitchell testimony before SWC. Denies he approved Watergate break-in. Mitchell: aware of Magruder's perjury, Hunt's deal for exec. clemency, keeping info from Pres. "Great trial they're running here." Mitchell's last day of SWC staffer learns of testimony, he implicates White House taping Haldeman and system from an Ehrlichman in interview with Watergate cover-up. Butterfield. Washington Post headline: "President Taped Talks, Phone Calls Offices Secretly Bugged Since Spring 1971" SWC wants access to WH papers despite separation of powers concerns, considers subpoenas if Nixon continues to refuse. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Butterfield testifies that Nixon has taped office conversations since 1971. Kalmback tells SWC he obeyed orders from Ehrlichman & Dean, now realizes fund raising for Wtrgt defendants is illegal. WH taping system disconnected. LaRue admits to involvement in cover-up, implicates others before SWC. Mardian to SWC: ex-cia Liddy refuses oath at NY Times reports employed. Sirica orders House Armed Serv. Com. Haldeman knew of 2nd grand jury. Dean probing CIA ties to CREP's spy system 2 takes 5th 67 times Wtrgt. Strachan refutes months before before Sen. Magruder before SWC. Watergate break-in. subcommittee. Harris Poll finds that 44% feel Nixon should resign if it is proved he ordered a cover-up. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Cox and Ervin subpoena nine WH tapes. Ehrlichman at SWC: Dean lied, funds given to burglars for legal fees not hush money, denies cover-up, Liddy-Hunt resp for Ellsberg. 30 31 Ehrlichman's last day of testimony. Haldeman testimony before SWC disputes Dean, defends Nixon. Haldeman tells shocked SWC he had access to WH tapes to prepare for testimony. Nixon sites executive privilege in refusing to turn over WH tapes. Ehrlichman testimony denies executive clemency talk. Sirica orders WH to show cause rejecting tape subpoenas. Ehrlichman testimony before SWC continues. Ehrlichman SWC testimony disputes, Dean defends Nixon. Woodward article identifies an "Ex-FBI Aide" shortly after Felt retires; only time Felt (Deep Throat) quoted on the record. Sen. Ervin & Baker urge Pres. to let them listen to WH tapes privately to avoid Constitutional crisis. historybycalendar.com
August 1973 Senator Sam Ervin (D-NC)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 SWC asks Haldeman Helms and Cushman about WH memo testify that Ehrlichman regarding Mitchell directed CIA to give noticing $400K given to Hunt the equipment CREP by ITT while in an used by the "plumbers." anti-trust suit. Before SWC former FBI director Gray admits to destroying Hunt's documents upon Dean's direction. National telephone survey finds more repulsed by Chappaquiddick than Watergate. Reported that former AG Kleindienst will testify about talking to Nixon about Watergate in April. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 VP Agnew announces he is under investigation for taking kickbacks while Governor of MD. SWC concludes initial phase of hearings. Agnew calls reports that he accepted kickbacks SWC files suit against while Gov. "damned Nixon for failing to lies" and vows not to comply with subpoena. resign. DC Post article says memos show WH used secret service to spy on Muskie/McGovern in '72. WH admits sited memos exist. Nixon works on a Watergate speech at Camp David, MD with Haig, Buzhardt, and Ziegler advising. Two MD businessmen have publicly accused Agnew of extorting money from contractors. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Cox files memorandum of subpoena describing 9 taped conversations sought by the grand jury. Harris Poll finds 69% feel "dirty campaign tricks" are probably used equally by both parties. Hunt granted immunity to testify before 2nd Watergate grand jury. Nixon addresses the nation explaining his decision to claim executive privilege to block release of tapes. Nixon lawyers appear in Formal charges are filed Magruder pleads guilty federal court to dispute Agnew indictment in US district court of DC to obstruction of justice. releasing of WH tapes to appears inevitable. for US v. Magruder. Cox and grand jury. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Agnew accuses Justice Department of leaking information of his case to the press. Nixon publicly takes blame for Watergate. Vows not to resign calling it "water under the bridge." Gallup poll taken after Nixon's press conference shows a 7 point increase in popularity. Richardson begins probe of Agnew leaks. WH: Nixon does not expect Agnew to be indicted, blames JD for leaks. 27 28 29 30 31 WH releases more info Watergate is the main on Nixon's homes in Key topic of discussion at Biscayne, FL and San National Governor's Clemente, CA. Conference in DC. Nixon set to appeal tape In NY the three major Judge Sirica orders decision. Sirica forbids TV networks refuse ads Nixon to hand over nine Watergate defendants tapes for private review. to lecture for money, for impersonator David Frye's comedy album on McCord ordered to stop. Watergate. WH to show Nixon in action to counter Watergate. NY Times article accuses Nixon of timing the naming of Kissinger as Sec. of State to confront Watergate. historybycalendar.com
September 1973 Spiro Agnew
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 Nixon and Agnew meet to discuss each other's troubles. SWC wants to know if Gallup poll shows that a Agnew bribes are within majority think the SWC scope of their hearings are good for investigation. the country. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SWC will not expand into Agnew kickback probe. Ehrlichman, Krogh, and Liddy indicted in Ellsberg case. At news conference reporters grill Nixon on the Watergate tape litigation heading to Supreme Court. At SWC hearings Pat Buchanan admits to unethical 1972 Republican campaign. Cox to ask US Court of Ehrlichman arraigned in Appeals to order WH Ellsberg break-in case, tapes directly to grand he pleads innocent. jury without judicial screening by Sirica. In speech Agnew says the worst of Watergate is behind us. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 House votes to hold Liddy in contempt of Congress. Legal briefs filed in DC court to appeal Sirica order to review WH tapes. US Court of Appeals hears arguments with regard to WH tapes. Mitchell & Stans trial delayed. Ehrlichman before fed grand jury. SWC votes to resume public hearings. US Court of Appeals gives WH and Cox one week to settle dispute before case is turned over to Supreme Court. Four original Watergate On CBS All in the Family burglars have requested episode Archie and that their guilty pleas be Meathead argue over reversed. Watergate. Sen. Stennis says it will be hard for Pres. to justify refusing to comply with Supreme Court if they rule WH tapes to be released. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Segretti arraigned in DC court, charged with political sabotage. Hunt wants his guilty plea reversed. Next phase of SWC hearings begin with Hunt testimony implicating Colson. SWC makes witness list public. SWC meets privately with Colson who uses the Fifth Amendment. Sen. okays Kissinger as Sec. of State despite Liddy arraigned in L.A. views on wire tapping County to face charges for 'national security.' on the Fielding break-in. Agnew meets privately with Nixon. Kissinger sworn in as Sec. of State, still Nat. Security Advisor, wields tremendous power as Nixon struggles with Wtrgt. NY Times article says US foreign policy in "dismal" shape due to Watergate. Says even a "brilliant" policy will take years to fix. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hunt SWC testimony outlines political dirty tricks and contents of his safe that were stolen. Buchanan testifies before SWC, draws a fine line between pranks and dirty tricks. Baltimore grand jury begins inquiry into Agnew kickback allegations. Agnew's lawyers file request to halt Baltimore's grand jury probe. Nixon begins to personally review subpoenaed tape recordings. ACLU drafts resolution of impeachment for President Nixon.
October 1973 October 26, 1973 press conference
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rose Mary Woods hits record button on her Uher 5000 to answer phone while transcribing tapes. Baltimore grand jury set Segretti testifies before to resume inquiry into SWC about political Agnew kickbacks. dirty tricks. SWC counsel argues Agnew speech praises need for WH tapes Nixon. Agnew lawyers before Sirica. SWC issue subpoenas to hears from two political discover news leaks of saboteurs; Kelly and MD grand jury probe. Benz. Kissinger waits 3 hrs. to tell Pres. that Egypt & Syria attacked Israel; a sign of Nixon's Watergate incapacity. Capital's "Green Book" cuts Watergate figures from status listing. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 JD files brief to Agnew's lawyers denying they leaked information to discredit Agnew. SWC probes Rebozo & link between Howard Hughes & Nixon. Buckley before SWC: he gave Hunt photos of Dem. documents. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns over allegations of bribery. Richardson news conference explains deal between JD and Agnew regarding graft charges & resignation. DC Court of Appeals upholds Judge Sirica's tape decision. Nixon nominates Ford as VP. Nixon meets with Rep. Ford in Oval Office. NY Times says Nixon "has taken the easy way out" in nominating Ford. Many expect WH tape case to be heard by Supreme Court. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WH unaware of Hughes contributions. Agnew says plea deal forced on him by WH. Sirica denies bail to Watergate burglars and Hunt. Richardson & Cox meet White House offers Sirica dismisses SWC WH lawyers to negotiate compromise on tapes; suit to obtain WH tapes. compromise on WH Sen. Stennis would Haldeman appears tapes. Krogh released review and summarize before DC grand jury. without bail. tapes. Saturday Night Massacre. Cox refuses compromise, Nixon fires Cox, Richardson resigns in protest. Office of Watergate Special Prosecution Force abolished. Calls for impeachment increase in Congress. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 House of Representative members begin drafting resolution of impeachment. Nixon agrees to comply with subpoena and surrender tapes. Nixon cancels press conference on Watergate due to Middle East crisis. 29 30 31 Cox appears before Senate Judiciary Committee. House Judiciary Com. approves extension of Watergate grand Jury. House of Representatives begins impeachment inquiry. White House announces that 2 of the 9 tapes subpoenaed does not exist. House Republicans join requests for a new special Watergate prosecutor. At press conference WH search for taped Nixon attacks networks, talks with Mitchell on says acting AG Bork to 6/20/72 and Dean on appoint new Watergate 4/15/73 shows they prosecutor. were not recorded. NY Times Magazine quotes Kissinger as saying; "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer." historybycalendar.com
November 1973 Rose Mary Woods demonstrates how she accidently erased a White House tape recording while answering the phone
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 Special Watergate prosecutor Jaworski states that protecting national security does not justify illegal activity. Acting Attorney General Bork appoints Jaworski Bork re-establishes as new Special Watergate Special Prosecutor. Prosecution Force. Spiro Agnew says that the 3 networks controlling the nightly news for 40 mil is a form of censorship. Responding to court order Nixon finds only personal notes of 4/15/73 conversation with Dean, no tapes. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods learns she will be called to testify regarding gap in White House tapes. Sirica rejects appeal Woods appears before request by Watergate Sirica to testify about burglars. Sirica presides WH tapes. over WH tapes case. Sirica sentences the Cubans and Barker to 1 and Hunt to 2 ½ yrs. Sirica hears Haldeman testify about WH tapes. Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report ; "Veto override: A Hint of Watergate, but No Trend Yet." China PM Chou asks about those critical of US Middle East policy, Kissinger says Wtrgt foes "merged those two issues." 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nixon states there are no missing tapes only two unrecorded talks and that procedures are being followed. Sirica delays surrendering of WH tapes. DC judge Gesell rules Jaworski meets Haig at that Nixon's firing of the WH to discuss special Watergate national security prosecutor Cox was pertaining to Watergate. illegal. Nixon Watergate PR offensive; meets with House Republicans and gives speech at real estate convention. Harris Poll finds 65% Nixon appears before feel Nixon should be AP editors, urges all to impeached if tapes show move beyond Watergate involvement in declaring: "I'm not a Watergate. crook." Kissinger writing China summary; states Mao's concern that critics are exploiting Wtrgt to alter US foreign policy. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Nixon lawyers inform judge of an 18½ minute gap in a 6/20/72 taped conversation between Nixon and Haldeman. SWC announces the 18½ minute gap. SWC hears testimony regarding surveillance of Nixon's brother because of friendship with a Howard Hughes' aide. Grain dealer Andreas pleads innocent to illegal contributions to Humphrey in '68, charges brought day before Cox fired. 26 27 28 29 30 Called before Sirica a second time Rose Mary Woods testifies that the 18 ½ min. gap on tape was her erasure fault. Federal Court hears scratchy recording of Nixon's talk with Haldeman along with the 'buzzing' gap. Ziegler displeased w/ Sirica's court hears Buzhardt. Butterfield Buzhardt explain gaps testifies before Sirica. on voice activated Watergate grand jury recording device. Wood indicts Chapin on testifies again. perjury counts. Sirica: 4 tapes ready for Jaworski and grand jury. Krogh pleads guilty in Ellsberg case. Government has spent $4.8M so far to investigate Watergate. LA Times quotes WH official saying Woods erased 18 minute segment. historybycalendar.com
December 1973
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 NY Times "Watergate Rev. Moon of Unification Plus: Election Reform," Church begins Forty Day as Congress moves to Prayer and Fast in end private funding of support of Nixon. pres. Campaigns. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Harris Poll finds 75% believe wire-tapping or spying for national security is a serious threat to personal privacy. On behalf of Sen. Com. Aides of Howard Hughes on Pres. Campaigns, testify to SWC about a Sirica issues writ of $100K cash payment to Habeas Corpus for Nixon friend Rebozo. Watergate burglars Gonzales & Martinez. Gerald Ford is sworn in as Vice President. WH unable to explain 18 ½ min. gap in tape. Nixon discloses data on Chief of Staff Haig personal finances. blames "some sinister force." Republican leaders rally in support of Nixon's release of personal finances. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Poor Republican fundraising in PA points to a Watergate disaster in the '74 elections. Goldwater criticizes Nixon's handling of Watergate. Republican campaign officials meet Nixon to talk '74 political prospects, Watergate is not mentioned once. A joint Congressional committee votes to conduct an unlimited audit of Nixon's tax returns from '69 to '72. Panel of electronic experts report to Sirica on gap in WH tape. WH tape of Nixon and Dean talking about a $200K gift to CREP by financier now fugitive Vesco is turned over to US District Court. NY Times prints Nixon's credibility excerpts from recently campaign "operation resigned Attorney candor" is in full swing General Richardson's with a blitz of PR events. NY speech last Tues. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Bill allows SWC to go to Sirica upholds claim of courts for WH tapes & executive privilege on 3 docs. Nader attrny portions of WH tapes. plays subpoenaed WH SWC subpoenas over tape as entertainment at 200 tapes and docs. social event. Joint Congress com. reports IRS audits of 500 sought by Dean's WH enemies list were called off by Treas. Sec. Schultz. Jaworski & Haig secretly Joint Chief of Staff discuss 3-21-73 member Seymor Hersh "cancer" tape. WH calls is alarmed by Nixon's SWC subpoenas "bizarre" statements excessive, denies Pres. during a meeting. knew of IRS audits. John Doar is hired as chief counsel for Impeachment Inquiry of House Judiciary Committee. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ford admits urging President to continue "operation candor" PR blitz. 31 Jaworski: indictments within 2 months. SWC: fewer WH tapes and documents to be requested. Guides to impeachment proceedings appear on every newsstand. Jaworski says WH tapes and documents do not support claims that WH involved in price fixing of milk. Jaworski and Haig meet to discuss Haig's recent contact with criminal trial attorney James St. Clair. Officials indicate it is very unlikely that transcripts or summaries of Nixon conversations will be released to public. National Lampoon Radio airs a satire based on Watergate called The Missing White House Tapes. NY Times "Bismarck Connection," Kissinger must choose between Nixon and country to minimize Nixon in last days. historybycalendar.com