Justice Department Issues Mixed Report on FBI Investigation of Watergate

The Justice Department’s Office of Planning and Evaluation (OPE) submits a report on the role and actions of the FBI…

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Wife of Watergate Plumber Dies in Suspicious Plane Crash

Dorothy Hunt. [Source: Spartacus Educational] Dorothy Hunt, the wife of accused Watergate burglar E. Howard Hunt (see 2:30 a.m.June 17,…

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McCord Identified by Press as CREEP Security Director

Headline from Washington Post identifying McCord as a ‘GOP Security Aide.’ [Source: Washington Post] James McCord, one of the five…

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Five ‘Plumbers’ Arraigned for Watergate Burglary

Prosecutor Earl Silbert. [Source: Washington Post] The five men caught burglarizing the Democratic Nations headquarters in the Watergate hotel (see…

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Lead Burglar Cleans out Watergate Listening Post, Alerts Lawyer to Arrests

While the police are arresting the five Watergate burglars (see 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972), the team leader, E. Howard Hunt,…

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Five ‘Plumbers’ Caught Burglarizing Democratic Offices in Watergate Hotel

Five burglars (see June 17, 1972) are arrested at 2:30 a.m. while breaking in to the Democratic National Committee (DNC)…

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White House, Nixon Campaign Mobilizes in Response to Watergate Burglary

Though the five Watergate burglars (see 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972) are not yet allowed to make telephones begin ringing at…

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Nixon Authorizes Brookings Break-In

As another assignment for the newly formed “Plumbers” (see Late June-July 1971), President Nixon orders chief of staff H. R.…

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