United States V. Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
UNITED STATES v. NIXON, 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
418 U.S. 683
UNITED STATES v. NIXON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.
CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.
No. 73-1766.
Decided By:
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Argued July 8, 1974.
Decided July 24, 1974. *
Defending Attorney for the President: James D. St. Clair
Prosecuting Attorney’s for the United States: Leon Jaworski & Philip A. Lacovara
On Sunday, June 18, 1972 the Washington Post reported that a group of people had been arrested for burglarizing at the Watergate Hotel and Office Complex in Washington, D.C. The violated office suite was occupied by the Democratic National Committee. The allegation was made that the burglars’ intention was to steal important files that were relevant to the upcoming election. It was then learned that a high ranking GOP security aide was one of those arrested, and on the payroll of Nixon’s reelection committee.
President Nixon acted as if he had no knowledge of what had happened and immediately promised the Senate Committee that this crime would be investigated immediately. Nixon then appointed a Special Investigator, Archibald Cox, as an independent Counselor to personally conduct investigations into the break in at the Watergate Hotel and Office Complex
It was soon after found that a check for twenty-five thousand dollars was deposited into a bank account of one of the men arrested and that the check that was written off Nixon’s reelection campaign fund account. This was the initial point in time that Nixon became linked to the burglary.
The investigation, and ensuing drama that took over two years to conduct would hence forth be referred to as “The Watergate Scandal” .
In the Congressional hearings that would follow the investigations into the attempted robbery, it was established that President Nixon had installed several tape recording devices in the
UNITED STATES v. NIXON, 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
418 U.S. 683
UNITED STATES v. NIXON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.
CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.
No. 73-1766.
Decided By:
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Argued July 8, 1974.
Decided July 24, 1974. *
Defending Attorney for the President: James D. St. Clair
Prosecuting Attorney’s for the United States: Leon Jaworski & Philip A. Lacovara
On Sunday, June 18, 1972 the Washington Post reported that a group of people had been arrested for burglarizing at the Watergate Hotel and Office Complex in Washington, D.C. The violated office suite was occupied by the Democratic National Committee. The allegation was made that the burglars’ intention was to steal important files that were relevant to the upcoming election. It was then learned that a high ranking GOP security aide was one of those arrested, and on the payroll of Nixon’s reelection committee.
President Nixon acted as if he had no knowledge of what had happened and immediately promised the Senate Committee that this crime would be investigated immediately. Nixon then appointed a Special Investigator, Archibald Cox, as an independent Counselor to personally conduct investigations into the break in at the Watergate Hotel and Office Complex
It was soon after found that a check for twenty-five thousand dollars was deposited into a bank account of one of the men arrested and that the check that was written off Nixon’s reelection campaign fund account. This was the initial point in time that Nixon became linked to the burglary.
The investigation, and ensuing drama that took over two years to conduct would hence forth be referred to as “The Watergate Scandal” .
In the Congressional hearings that would follow the investigations into the attempted robbery, it was established that President Nixon had installed several tape recording devices in the
References: Landmark Supreme Court Cases: http://www.landmarkcases.org/nixon/home.html The Watergate Files-Presented by: The Gerald Ford Library and Museum: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/museum/exhibits/watergate_files/index.html What Was Watergate: http://www.watergate.info