February 22 1975: The men who work closest to Richard Nixon in the White House and in politics today were sentenced to prison for their role in the Watergate cover-up. Watergate, US news, History 2019
For over two years President Richard Nixon secretly taped his White House conversations. ibid. caption
Vietnam threatened to dominate the 1968 election … Over a million Americans had been drafted. ibid. commentary
Kissinger Aide Quits in Protest Over War: Dr Morton I Halperin, one of the first men recruited by Kissinger in 1968 for a White House job, wrote Kissinger a letter of resignation last week. ibid. newspaper article
He [Nixon] intensified American bombing … They also used Napalm and cancer-causing defoliants. ibid. commentary
The Pentagon papers, seven thousand pages long, documented the history of American failure and dishonesty in Vietnam, evidence that many had known the war was unwinnable. ibid.
Chuck Colson was a ruthless ambitious young lawyer who quickly became Nixon’s favourite hatchet man. ibid.
Infuriated by leaks to the media, Nixon ordered Ehrlichman to create a secret White House organisation to identify leakers and attack them – starting with Daniel Ellsberg. ibid.
Nixon was truly loyal to Mitchell and refused to make him the fall guy. ibid.
How high up in the White House does it go? And is the president himself involved? ibid. Dan Rather
Again and again over the following months Nixon pressured his staff to attack the Democrats. ibid. commentary
The crown jewel of Nixon’s strategy was Vietnam. ibid.
Watergate just wouldn’t go away. There had already been rumours of payoffs to the Watergate burglars and suddenly they weren’t just rumours any more. ibid.
Katharine Graham and the Washington Post didn’t give an inch. ibid.
The Watergate committee took its job seriously. Starting in May 1973 its hearings produced a series of shocks, all broadcast live on national TV. ibid.
John Dean has gotten to the bottom of page 90 in a statement that is expected to to be about 245 pages … Almost every paragraph contains some sort of bombshell. Watergate II, television news
Though increasingly isolated, Nixon continued to fight including blocking requests from Ervin’s Watergate Committee. ibid.
The Senate Watergate Committee has just voted unanimously to issue a subpoena to President Nixon for the tapes that he has refused to release to the committee. ibid. television news 24 July 1973
Vice-president Agnew is under criminal investigation by federal authorities in his home state of Maryland. ibid.
For the first time in over a century Congress started thinking about impeachment. ibid.
He [Nixon] had set up a conspiracy based in the White House. It was run by a group of ex-intelligence agents, and they already planning to bug, burgle, and blackmail Nixon’s opponents. Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head III: Money Changes Everything, BBCiplayer 2021
There were four Watergate break-in attempts. White House Plumbers I: The Beverly Hills Burglary, Sky 2023
The president asked for a real son of a bitch to handle the Pentagon Papers leak. And naturally they thought of you. ibid.
Good luck with your little project. ibid. Dean to Hunt
I guess it’s just you and me against the entire radical left. ibid. Hunt to Liddy
What kind of drug addict brings his own drugs to the crime scene? ibid. Liddy to plumbers
Hunt: What are we talking about here?
Dean: Espionage, sabotage, infiltration, disinformation, electronic surveillance, recruiting … The same shit they do to us every election. ibid.
Reminds me of the time I busted Timothy Leary. White House Plumbers II: Please Destroy This, Huh, Liddy
Leaders are returned unharmed but disorientation after the Convention … ibid. Hunt
A million dollars is a hell of a lot more money than I had in mind. ibid. Attorney General
Miss, I assure you nothing I do is accidental. ibid.
Remember, photograph everything. White House Plumbers III, Hunt
I don’t think I’m cut out for this, sir. I’m sorry. ibid. inside man
That plastic gun in a recipe for disaster. ibid. Liddy
I have the right tools. In Miami. ibid. Plumber
We cannot break in a third time, Gordon. ibid. Hunt
Is any of this nickle-and-dime cloak-and-dagger stuff necessary? ibid. Hunt’s wife
I have to tell you, Gordon, this is sounding more and more like the Bay of Pigs. ibid.
I fucked up. I fucked up so badly … My job just went fubar. White House Plumbers IV, Hunt to son
Liddy’s wife: How was work?
Liddy: Comme ci, Comme ca. There is a chance I will be going to prison. ibid.
Bloke on golf course: What the fuck did you people think you were doing in there?
Liddy behind tree: Saving the country from communism, sir. ibid.
Hunt and I are beginning to take the fall. But we expect to be taken care of company-style. ibid. Liddy
You and I need to talk before the trial. There are a couple of things we need to sort out about Watergate pronto like the book. White House Plumbers V, Liddy to Hunt
Why not kill you, huh. Hell, that’s occurred to me sometimes. ibid.
If the FBI is in on it, what the hell am I supposed to do now? ibid. Hunt
That dumb Quaker hired us to bug the DNC; meanwhile he was taping himself. ibid. Hunt to Liddy
We are protecting our country, our way of life, ourselves. We are protecting our honour. ibid. Liddy to Hunt
49 people were found guilty of crimes related to Watergate and served time in prison. Richard Nixon was never charged. Howard Hunt served two and a half years in a minimum security prison. On his deathbed, he may or may not have confessed to the Kennedy assassination. Gordon Liddy served only four and a half years in prison after his sentence was commuted by President Jimmy. ibid.
[TV News]: It’s as though he has needed enemies from the beginning. Tricky Dick I: The Will to Win, Amazon 2024
My mother was a Quaker and my father was a Methodist. ibid. Nixon
In 1947, Richard, Pat and their new baby Tricia move across the country to Washington DC to begin a new life in politics. ibid. caption
As Rep. Nixon begins his first term in Congress, Cold War tensions have sparked fear of communist infiltration in American life. ibid.
Richard Nixon is assigned to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Their gold is to root out communism in American life. ibid.
Despite his conviction, Alger Hiss will maintain his innocence throughout his life. ibid.
Communism Cry Raised in Rough California Race. ibid. newspaper headline
Nixon’s campaign tactics earn him the nickname which will stick for years to come: Tricky Dick. ibid.
Two years later, Sen. Nixon reaches for an even higher office. ibid.
Nixon’s celebration is short lived. Two months into the campaign, a scandal erupts. ibid.
In 1952, vice-presidential nominee Richard Nixon is accused of secretly using money from wealthy donors for personal expences. He is facing pressure to resign. ibid.
At 40 years old, Richard Nixon enters office as the youngest vice-president of the 20th century. ibid.
In January of 1960, Nixon will announce his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. As will a young senator from Massachusetts, John F Kennedy. ibid.
Following the debate, Kennedy leads in the polls. ibid.
Nixon’s Defeat Was His First in Public Life. Tricky Dick II: Nixon’s the One, newspaper headline
Nixon’s Hopes Dashed By Defeat in California. ibid.
You don’t have Nixon to kick around any more. ibid. Nixon to press
The New Hampshire Republican primary is a must-win for Nixon. Without it, he knows he cannot win the nomination. ibid. caption
In May of 1968 the candidates head into a string of critical presidential primaries. ibid.
Three months into his presidency, Richard Nixon prepares to deliver his first speech on the war to the American people. Tricky Dick III: Storm Clouds, caption
Less than 100 days into his first term there is already talk of who will run against Nixon in the next presidential election. ibid.