Essay About John Mitchell And Richard M. Nixon

Watergate Chronology
Essay title: Watergate Chronology
January
20,1969
Richard M. Nixon elected the thirty-seventh president of the United States
1969
Ehrlichman suggests to Caulfield that he leave the White House and set up a
private security business that would provide security to the 1972 Nixon
campaign. This project, Sandwedge, would be similar to the Kennedy security
firm, Intertel.
June 5, 1970
With the goal of increasing cooperation between various intelligence agencies
within the government, a meeting was called in the Oval Office. Those in
Attendance: Richard Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Helms, and chiefs of the
NSA and the DIA. Nixon aide Tom Charles Huston was assigned to work with
the heads of these agencies to facilitate increased cooperation.
early July,
1970
The Huston Plan sent to the President. This plan was an addition made by
Huston to a plan endorsed by Hoover and Helms (NSA and DIA as well?).
Hustons addition called for electronic surveillance, monitoring activities,
surreptitious entries, recruitment of more campus informants, et al.
July 14, 1970
Nixon endorses the Huston Plan
July 27, 1970
Hoover visits John Mitchell. Mitchell hears about the Huston plan for the first
time.
Mitchell later goes to Nixon and urges the President to Stop the plan.
Nixon later cancelled the plan.
September
17, 1970
Mitchell met with John Dean. Mitchell discussed the poor job that the FBI was
doing in the area domestic intelligence. This followed a conversation between
Mitchell, Helms and others from the CIA on a similar topic.
September
18, 1970
John Dean sends a memo to John Mitchell in which he offers a plan for
intelligence gathering.
“The most appropriate procedure would be to decide on the type of
intelligence we need, based on an assessment of the recommendations of
this unit, and then to proceed to remove the restraints as necessary
obtain such intelligence.”
May 3, 1971
Following Nixons decision concerning Laos, Anti-Vietnam activists attempt to
shutdown Washington by blocking roads with stalled cars, human blockades,
garbage cans, and other materials. The protests result in over 12,000 arrests.
John Dean headed up the White House intelligence gathering during this protest.
June 13,
1971