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Watergate (Richard Nixon
President
Main culprit, It was found that a sum…
Watergate
Richard Nixon
President
Main culprit, It was found that a sum of $25,000 from Nixon’s campaign money was deposited into one of the burglars’ bank accounts. He had also considered paying people to continue the cover up of the crime.
H. R. Haldeman
Nixon's Chief of Staff Was found having a conversation of diverting the public’s attention from the scandal with Nixon in the Oval Office recordings.
John Dean White House Counsel Initially, Dean had been paying people to stay quiet but didn’t realize it was a crime. He approached Nixon about the “cancer” spreading throughout the presidency but when he saw Nixon wasn’t going to come clean, he did himself.
Hugh Sloan Treasurer He quit his job one month after the burglary but later testified against his coworkers and became a valuable source to the Washington Post reporters.
John Mitchell Attorney General He was connected to a fund that had payed for the Watergate break in. It was found that he had approved the $250,000 cost for breaking in.
Rosemary Woods Secretary She claimed to have known about the cause of the 18.5 minute gap in the White House tapes. She thinks that she had accidentally taped over part of the audio when reaching for the phone but guesses she could have only taped over about 5 minutes of it.
Sprio T. Agnew Vice President Suspected to be guilty of extortion, bribery, and income-tax violations. He vowed not to resign despite the odds being against him but with Nixon being near resignment, he decided to also resign out of “national interest”
Gerald Ford Nixon's Successor Controversially, he pardoned Nixon and claimed it was the only way to “heal the wounds of Watergate.”
John Ehrlichman Domestic Affairs Adviser Created the group, “the plumbers” whose job was to acquire political intelligence. They had placed listening devices in the Democratic National Committee and were caught when they were returning to fix them.
G. Gordan Liddy Former FBI Agent Helped plan the Watergate invasion and tried to cover up the break in by saying it was actually a cover up of a call girl ring in the DNC headquarters.
Charles Colson Plumbers Member Tried to destroy the credibility of psychiatrist, Daniel Ellsberg by sending E. Howard Hunt to steal files from his office and spread alibis for the burglars.
James McCord Security Director He was part of the five men that broke into the DNC. They were caught because of a piece of tape left on a door, which alerted security. McCord insists that the White House had known about the break in and were trying to cover it up.
The Plumbers Burglars The Plumbers were a group of five men who were appointed to break into the DNC.
Robert Mardian Attorney Even though he gave a specific location for where he was during the break-in, it is still believed that he was a key part of getting the burglars released before anyone could see the significance of the crime.
Kenneth Parkinson Lawyer He insists that he was not involved with any of the payments given to the burglars.
Gordan Strachan Committee Member Worked with several people who were responsible that also worked as part of the Committee to Reelect the President.
Howard Hunt Plumbers Member He organized the break in at Ellsberg’s office and the bugging at the DNC. Hunt’s phone number in the address book helped investigator’s connect the president to the break in.
John Sirica Chief Justice He had a reputation for being unpredictable on the bench. He pressed the defendants and insisted that they were being untruthful. In 1973, he ordered Nixon to hand over the tapes hat most likely held evidence.
Sam Ervin Chairman He was the head of the 7 member committee that was investigating the Watergate scandal. He looked for evidence against the White House and made claims of executive privilege.
Leon Jaworski* Special Prosecutor* He decided not to prosecute Nixon which angered the public but he told everyone he believed that there was no way Nixon could get a fair trial.
Alexander Butterfield Deputy Chief of Staff Butterfield was the one to expose the tapes that were used to prove Nixon was connected to the scandal. Even though he didn’t like being the man to expose all of this, it was very influential.
Woodward and Bernstein Reporters Uncovered a system of “dirty tricks” in the White House that led to the indictments of 40 white house officials and the resignation of Nixon.
Mark Felt Former FBI Agent Passed information to The Washington Post and helped reveal the Watergate scandal. Also known by the nickname, “Deep Throat.”
Archibald Cox Independent Counsel Investigator He was appointed by an attorney to find evidence against the White House. He tried to get the tapes from Nixon but he refused citing executive privilege. Nixon tried to get him fired but the people told to do so resigned.
Ben Bradlee Executive Director of Washington Post Oversaw the articles covering Watergate, he was also the one to publish the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War.