UNITED STATES HISTORY ERAS AMERICA INFORMATION TABLES MAPS GLOSSARY BLOG WATERGATE SCANDAL THE SUMMER THE WORD WATERGATE NOTHING MORE OFFICE LUXURIOUS APARTMENT COMPLEX BURGLARY JUNE 17 GREATEST POLITICAL SCANDAL CHANGE LIVES THE MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED PRESIDENT RICHARD ROUNDS THE WATERGATE HOTEL THE EARLY MORNING OF JUNE SECURITY GUARD FRANK WILLS THE BASEMENT STAIRWELL THE PARKING GARAGE LATCHING PIECE THE TAPE RETURNING SPOT DISCOVERED SOMEONE CURIOSITY AROUSED THE POLICE WEARING BUSINESS SUITS LATEX GLOVES ARRESTED OFFICES DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL REPAIRING WIRETAPPING EQUIPMENT TAKING PICTURES THE FIVE BURGLARS IDENTIFIED BERNARD BARKER VIRGILIO GONZALEZ EUGENIO MARTINEZ FRANK STURGIS JAMES BOB WOODWARD THE WASHINGTON POST PRESENT ARRAIGNMENT MENTION CIA CONNECTION OCCUPATION SECURITY THE COMMITTEE THE PRESIDENT REPUBLICAN LINK THE WHITE HOUSE LIGHT THE PHONE NUMBER HOWARD HUNT WHITE HUNT GORDON LIDDY MEMBER THE PLUMBERS THEREFORE CONNECTED THE WHITE NEARBY COMMUNICATION WITH THE BURGLARS HOUSES SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT NICKNAMED BY JOHN EHRLICHMAN PREVENT DEMOCRATS ANTIWAR FAMOUS MISSION THE HOME PENTAGON EMPLOYEE DANIEL ELLSBERG ATTEMPTED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THE PENTAGON PAPERS CONNECTIONS THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY PERSONS JEB MAGRUDER DOCUMENTS LIED ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE FBI PATRICK AIDE COUNCIL JOHN DEAN III LEARNING WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF ROBERT ATTORNEY GENERAL RUNNING MIGHT BE PRESIDENT NIXON HEAD OFF POSSIBLE FBI NIXON THE INVESTIGATION MIGHT CIA OPERATION DEAN TRIED THE CIA TO GO RESIGNED PERSONAL CARL BERNSTEIN REPORT THE WATERGATE SCANDAL WOODWARD AND BERNSTEIN INSIDE DEEP DEEP THROAT CONFIRMED ALREADY INTEREST THE CASE THE POST LITTLE MORE THE BALANCE NO ONE EMPLOYED ADMINISTRATION HANDED DOWN PLUS LANDSLIDE AMERICAN POLITICAL MASSACHUSETTS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SENATOR COMMITTEE ALLEGEDLY USED TO JANUARY 1973 TWO MONTHS THE SEVEN JUDGE JOHN SIRICA DISTRICT COURT PLEADED GUILTY CONVICTED ILLEGAL SUSPICIONS BROAD PROGRAM POLITICAL SENATE VOTED THE GRAND JURY HEAR WITNESSES GRAYS NOMINATION PERMANENT REVEALED FILES TESTIMONY AIDES CANCER VEILED THREAT TELL UNLESS HUSH MONEY PUBLICLY BEGUN INVESTIGATION MARCH 22 WANT STONEWALL PLEAD THE FIFTH ANYTHING ELSE SAVE LETTER SIRICA COMMITTED PERJURY THE TRIAL DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY HOPING ABANDONED OTHER WHITE CONVERSATIONS DNC GORDON DELIVERY THE DESTRUCTION OF ANNOUNCED RESIGNATIONS FIRING RICHARD KLEINDIENST RATHER ELLIOT RICHARDSON ATTORNEY THE CREATION SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ARCHIBALD COX HARVARD LAW SCHOOL THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN CHAIRMANSHIP SAM ERVIN NORTH PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE END GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DENIED WRONGDOING ALEXANDER BUTTERFIELD TESTIFIED ERVIN PERIOD OF TIME ALLEGED FELT ESSENTIAL REFUSED RELEASE TO LET THE TAPES APPEALED ARGUING IMMUNE JUDICIAL ORDERS SUBPOENAS THE CONCEPT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE DECIDE COMMUNICATIONS DISCLOSED COURT OF APPEALS UPHELD SUGGESTION JOHN STENNIS MISSISSIPPI LISTEN VERIFY EDITED VERSION REJECTED PROPOSAL ORDER ATTEMPTS RICHARDSON FIRE CONGRESS PROSECUTOR BE FREE GAVE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM RUCKELSHAUS SOLICITOR GENERAL ROBERT BORK THE SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE LAUNCHED MOVES AT LAST GIVE LEON JAWORSKI TEXAS PROBLEMS NEVER ROSE MARY WOODS LOYAL CLAIMED IT WAS AN ACCIDENT ELECTRONICS EXPERTS CAUSED EVIDENCE TURNED THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IMPEACHMENT THE ACTUAL RECORDINGS LEGAL DISAGREED WHETHER VULGAR SPEECH PHRASE EXPLETIVE DELETED COMMON ASKED SUBPOENA ISSUE SUPREME DECISION WILLIAM REHNQUIST ABSTAINING THE COURT CLAIM OBEY LEARNED THAT ONE CONVERSATION WITH THE FBI PUBLISH IT SO ON