Their aggressive tactics included what turned out to be illegal espionage. The wiretaps failed to work properly, however, so on June 17 a group of five burglars returned to the Watergate building. The guard called the police, who arrived just in time to catch them red-handed. In August, Nixon gave a speech in which he swore that his White House staff was not involved in the break-in.
Most voters believed him, and in November the president was reelected in a landslide victory. It later came to light that Nixon was not being truthful. This was a more serious crime than the break-in: It was an abuse of presidential power and a deliberate obstruction of justice.
Meanwhile, seven conspirators were indicted on charges related to the Watergate affair. Sirica and members of a Senate investigating committee—had begun to suspect that there was a larger scheme afoot. At the same time, some of the conspirators began to crack under the pressure of the cover-up. Nixon struggled to protect the tapes during the summer and fall of When Cox refused to stop demanding the tapes, Nixon ordered that he be fired, leading several Justice Department officials to resign in protest.
These events, which took place on October 20, , are known as the Saturday Night Massacre. Eventually, Nixon agreed to surrender some—but not all—of the tapes. Early in , the cover-up and efforts to impede the Watergate investigation began to unravel. The Senate investigation revealed the existence of audiotapes, the content of which proved incriminating to President Nixon, and ultimately led to his resignation.
Nationally televised, the Watergate Committee hearings boosted public confidence in Congress. This committee can serve another quite important function that neither a grand jury investigation nor a jury proceeding is equipped to serve, and that is to develop the facts in full view of all the people of America. Skip to main navigation Skip to main content. Print Materials Brochures International Translations. Barker Mar 17, — Jun 5, — age 92 — a realtor from Miami, Florida.
Former Central Intelligence Agency operative. Barker was said to have been involved in the Bay of Pigs incident in The burglars were indicted by a Grand Jury on September 15, as were: G. During the investigation, Liddy refused to answer questions and was fired from his job. E Howard Hunt Jr. And you look at this damn thing now—it's going to be forgotten [unclear].
In the short term, Nixon and Colson were right. Nixon won his reelection campaign over George McGovern in a landslide. Chapter 2: The cover-up. The date was June 17, and there was talk of a break-in. But it was a full year before the Watergate burglary of As Haldeman and Kissinger discuss the files, Nixon interrupts to say he wants them taken "on a thievery basis.
Goddamn it, get in and and get those files. Blow the safe and get 'em. In the end, this break-in never took place, but exactly one year later, the Watergate burglars would be arrested. Five men were arrested in the Watergate burglary. As described by the Washington Post at the time, they were…. Edward Martin, alias James W. Martin said in court yesterday that he retired from the CIA two years ago.
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