Nixon, Ford, and Watergate Open-Content investigative project managed by mtuck
This is the home page for the Nixon, Ford, and Watergate investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.
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Events Recently Added to the Nixon, Ford, and Watergate timeline
- 12/8
- Oilman Suggests What Becomes Townhouse Operation, Late 1969, posted by mgorton
- 7/29
- Nixon Presidential Library Releases Transcripts of Nixon’s Grand Jury Testimony, November 10-11, 2011, posted by mtuck
- 9/30
- Nixon Media Consultant Advocates ‘Moderate’ Acceptance of Racist Position, 1968, posted by lisaelkins
- 4/12
- Haldeman’s New Book Says CIA, Democrats Involved in Watergate; Blames Nixon, Colson for Conspiracy, February 1978, posted by mtuck
- 12/16
- Former Solicitor General: Pentagon Papers ‘Never’ Posed ‘Any Trace of a Threat’ to National Security, February 15, 1989, posted by mtuck
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What's New?
10/5/2008 Complete but Incomplete...
For the moment, we have completed our work on the Watergate timeline (with the exception of an entry or two on the death of President Nixon, which will be forthcoming). But much remains unsaid. There are many books and articles covering aspects of Watergate that were not covered: Bernstein’s and Woodward’s The Final Days is one, as is Anthony Summers’… More
6/25/2008 Project Continues to Expand
Over thirty years later, information continues to be revealed and compiled about the plethora of crimes and excesses lumped together under the “Watergate” rubric. We continue to document them. You are invited to join in furthering our understanding of this seminal period in US political and social development.
3/5/2008 Watergate Project Live
We’ve taken the Watergate Project live. Right now there are only a few entries available, but that number will increase significantly in the very near future. We intend to produce one of the most comprehensive Watergate timelines available on the Web. You are invited to join the History Commons and take part in this and other projects.
1/23/2008 New Entries Forthcoming
A number of new entries are in the pipeline for this project. Believe it or not, this project is fairly well along. In the weeks ahead, as entries go “live,” this project will span the entirety of Watergate from the day Nixon was first elected to 2005 and the reflections of some of the key participants and observers. We invite you to join the Commons and … More
1/22/2008 New Project
 The Watergate Project is one of the latest to be undertaken by the people of the History Commons. It’s a long time coming…. We’d love your help. Just click here to find out how you can become part of the Commons. |
Recently Added Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently added events: next 20 - 12/8
- Oilman Suggests What Becomes Townhouse Operation, Late 1969, posted by mgorton
- 11/12
- Nixon Presidential Library Releases Transcripts of Nixon’s Grand Jury Testimony, November 10-11, 2011, posted by mtuck
- 8/6
- Nixon Media Consultant Advocates ‘Moderate’ Acceptance of Racist Position, 1968, posted by lisaelkins
- 4/12
- Haldeman’s New Book Says CIA, Democrats Involved in Watergate; Blames Nixon, Colson for Conspiracy, February 1978, posted by mtuck
- 12/16
- Former Solicitor General: Pentagon Papers ‘Never’ Posed ‘Any Trace of a Threat’ to National Security, February 15, 1989, posted by mtuck
- 12/4
- Former FBI Director Shocked at Revelation of ‘Deep Throat’ Identity, Defends Own Watergate Conduct, June 26, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 10/9
- Watergate ‘Big Three’ Convicted, January 1, 1975, posted by mtuck
- 10/9
- Nixon Presents Huston Plan as Rational Counter to Nation Engulfed in Insurrection, April 6, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 10/8
- FBI Official Wants to ‘Go Public’ with Watergate Information to Change Public Impression that Reporters Solved Case, March 25, 1975, posted by mtuck
- 10/7
- Nixon Bests Frost in Early Interviews, April 6, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 10/7
- Nixon Presents Huston Plan as Rational Counter to Nation Engulfed in Insurrection, April 6, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 10/7
- Frost Demonstrates Nixon’s Early Complicity in Watergate Conspiracy, April 13, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 10/6
- Nixon: ‘If the President Does It, That Means It’s Not Illegal’, April 6, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- Large Majority of Americans Believe Nixon Guilty of Impeachable Crimes, May 5, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- New Book Alleges John Dean Masterminded Watergate Break-In, May 6, 1991, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- Interviewer Frost Proves Nixon Lied about Knowledge of Watergate Cover-Up, April 13, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- Nixon Will Never Serve the Public Again, He Tells Interviewer, April 15, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- Author Finds Parallels Between Watergate and Post-9/11 Eras, June 2007, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- Frost Pins Tape Erasure on Nixon, April 13, 1977, posted by mtuck
- 9/15
- Ehrlichman Says Haldeman Book Riddled with ‘Factual Errors which Impeach Its Substance’, March 6, 1978, posted by mtuck
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Recently Updated Events
- 9/30
- Nixon Media Consultant Advocates ‘Moderate’ Acceptance of Racist Position, 1968, posted by lisaelkins
- 1/9
- Nixon Provides Edited Transcripts; ‘Expletive Deleted’ Enters Lexicon, April 29, 1974, posted by KJF
- 8/20
- GOP Lawmakers Tell Nixon Impeachment is Almost Certain, August 7, 1974, posted by mtuck
- 8/20
- Nixon Aides Charged with Ellsberg Break-In, March 7, 1974, posted by mtuck
- 6/27
- Nixon, Dean Discuss Death of Hunt’s Wife, Money to be Paid to Burglars, February 28, 1973, posted by mtuck
- 6/26
- White House Lawyer Dean: There Is ‘A Cancer on the Presidency’, March 21, 1973, posted by mtuck
- 6/26
- Nixon Pleased over Indictments Going No Farther, September 15, 1972, posted by mtuck
- 6/26
- Dean Gives FBI Director Files, Calls Them ‘Political Dynamite’, June 28, 1972, posted by mtuck
- 6/26
- Dean Agrees Not to Divulge Wiretapping, April 15, 1973, posted by mtuck
- 2/28
- Fortas Resigns from Supreme Court Due to ‘Ugly Bluff’ by Nixon Justice Department, May 14, 1969, posted by mtuck
- 2/27
- Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Wiretapping of US Citizens Unconstitutional, June 19, 1972, posted by mtuck
The array of actions and events lumped together under the rubric of “Watergate” has had a profound and lasting impact on the American body politic. Its ramifications include the destruction of the moderate/liberal wing of the Republican Party, the lasting disarray of the Democratic Party (never able to settle on its responses to the Watergate scandal and to codify its own supposed stance as a party of principled opposition to corporate and campaign greed and malfeasance), and the revitalized careers of such conservative stalwarts as Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. Watergate has been documented, analyzed, discussed, and picked apart for decades. This project attempts to bring together the many disparate sources that have documented the Nixon and Ford administrations, and the scandal that came to define both presidents, in one comprehensive timeline of events. It is our hope that as we add to this project over the coming months, our understanding of the events of that time, and of their impact on current political and social trends, will increase. You can help make this happen by volunteering. Just click here to find out more.
The Web site Watergate.info was extremely helpful in organizing this project. The site’s proprietor, Malcolm Farnsworth, does for Watergate what we try to do with a number of sets of issues and events. His is yet another example of how valuable citizen research can be.
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