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Nixon becomes President
Richard Nixon became the 37th president of the United States. -
Secret Tapes
Richard Nixon put a secret recording system in his office to record conversations. -
The New York Times
The New York Times started to publish the Pentagon Papers, which was the secret history of the Vietnam War done by the Defense's Department. -
Break in
Gordon Liddy and his team broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to bug the telephones of staffers. -
Washington Post
According to the Washington Post, while John Mitchell was serving as an Attorney General, he controlled a secret fund to go against Democrats. -
Defeating George McGovern
Richard Nixon was elected to his second term of office. -
Beginning
The Watergate break-in trial begun.
