Today at noon, the National Archives released 950 pages of records sealed in U.S. v. Liddy, the Watergate break-in case. The sealed proceedings include evidentiary discussions held outside the jury’s hearing, pretrial discussions between defendants’ lawyers and the Court, and post-trial sentencing information.
The 36 folders of documents total approximately 950 pages. A folder title list is available here: http://go.usa.gov/gWG5
Image: Document from Exhibits B and C.
June 17 - Break-in at the Watergate
Security Officer’s Log of the Watergate Office Building Showing Entry for June 17, 1972
During the early hours of June 17, 1972, Frank Wills was the security guard on duty at the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC. This log shows that at 1:47 a.m. he called the police, who arrested five burglars inside the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. Investigation into the break-in exposed a trail of abuses that led to the highest levels of the Nixon administration and ultimately to the President himself.
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pbsthisdayinhistory: NOVEMBER 17: “I AM NOT A CROOK” - NIXON, 1973
On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon famously uttered the words “I’m not a crook.” The President gave this televised speech amidst the damaging revelations from the Watergate investigations that eventually prompted him to resign from the presidency.
Listen to Nixon’s famous speech in this scene from American Experience’s The Presidents: Nixon.”
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In May 1975, the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) decided that it was necessary to question former President Richard M. Nixon in connection with various investigations being conducted by that office.
The areas of inquiry that were agreed upon were:
- The circumstances surrounding the 18½ minute gap in the tape of a meeting between Mr. Nixon and H. R. Haldeman on June 20, 1972.
- Alleged receipt of large amounts of cash by Charles G. Rebozo or Rose Mary Woods on behalf of Mr. Nixon and financial transactions between Mr. Rebozo and Mr. Nixon.
- Attempts to prevent the disclosure of the existence of the National Security Council wiretap program through removal of the records from the FBI, the dealing with any threats to reveal the existence of such records, and the testimony of L. Patrick Gray at his confirmation hearings to be FBI Director.
- Any relationship between campaign contributions and the consideration of ambassadorships for Ruth Farkas, J. Fife Symington, Jr., Vincent DeRoulet, Cornelius V. Whitney, and Kingdon Gould, Jr.
- The obtaining and release of information by the White House concerning Lawrence O’Brien through use of the Internal Revenue Service.
Today at noon, The National Archives and the Nixon Presidential Library released transcripts of President Nixon’s grand jury testimony of June 23-24, 1975, and associated material. Take a look at them here.
Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States after Richard Nixon’s resignation.
These images are from the Nixon Library’s contact sheets of the “Last Day” of Nixon’s presidency. After walking Richard and Pat Nixon to the Presidential helicopter and saying goodbye, Gerald and Betty Ford hold hands as they walk back to the White House. August 9, 1974.
Thirty seven years ago today, President Nixon resigned from office, becoming the first president to do so.
Pictured here, Richard Nixon’s farewell to his cabinet and members of the White House staff, and the crowd standing outside the White House gate on August 9, 1974.
-from Richard Nixon’s White House Daily Diary
August 8, 1974
9:01 PM: The President addressed a nationwide radio and television audience on his intention to resign the Presidency.
