Watergate People

Associated Press reports that Bernard Leon Barker has died in Florida, aged 92. Barker was a Cuban-born CIA operative who became of the burglars arrested at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972.

The Rev. Robert F. Drinan, the man who first filed an impeachment resolution against President Richard Nixon, has died in Washington. Drinan served as a member of the House Judiciary Committee that voted in favour of the Watergate articles of impeachment in 1974.

E. Howard Hunt, the man who recruited the burglars and organised the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate complex, has died, aged 88. Hunt recruited four of the five Watergate burglars: Barker, Gonzalez, Martinez and Sturgis. Along with James McCord, they were arrested in the Watergate complex on ...

Former President Gerald Ford died on December 26, 2006. The Los Angeles Times gave his death front page treatment.

Rose Mary Woods, Nixon’s personal secretary during Watergate, has died, aged 87. Woods was supposedly responsible for the famous missing 18 and a half minutes from a White House tape recording.

Stephen Ambrose, the man who authored a three-volume biography of Richard Nixon, has died, aged 66. Ambrose once said that he was a historian who was “fascinated by leadership”.

Archibald Cox, the Watergate Special Prosecutor sacked by President Richard Nixon in the famous “Saturday Night Massacre” of 1973, has been awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton.

The journalist believed to be the subject of Richard Nixon’s famous 1962 comment “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore”, Richard Bergholz, has died. Bergholz was a political reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He had a stroke and died on December 26, aged 83.

Jason Robards, the actor who played Washington Post editor, Ben Bradlee, in the 1976 film about the Watergate scandal, All The President’s Men, has died, aged 78. Robards won an Oscar for his performance in the film.

Charles Ruff, former Watergate Prosecutor, has died, aged 61. Ruff is best known for the leading role he played in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999. During Watergate, Ruff prosecuted some of Richard Nixon’s fundraisers over taking illegal contributions. He became the Watergate prosecutor in 1975.

Frank Wills, the man who discovered the Watergate burglary, has died in the United States, aged 52. Wills was the security attendant who discovered taped locks in the Watergate office and apartment complex on June 17, 1972.

Elliot Richardson, the Attorney-General who refused to comply with Richard Nixon’s order to sack the Watergate Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox, triggering a constitutional crisis known as the “Saturday Night Massacre”, has died in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 79.

John D. Ehrlichman, jailed for his role in the Watergate scandal, has died, aged 73. Ehrlichman was President Richard Nixon’s Domestic Affairs Advisor from the start of Nixon’s term in 1969. Together with H. R. Haldeman, who died some years ago, Ehrlichman formed part of the “Berlin Wall” that protected Nixon.

Text of remarks by Senator Bob Dole at Richard Nixon’s funeral.

Text of remarks by Republican Governor Pete Wilson at Richard Nixon’s funeral.

Text of Dr. Henry Kissinger’s remarks at Richard Nixon’s funeral in California.

Text of remarks by Dr. Billy Graham at Richard Nixon’s funeral in California.

Text of remarks by President Bill Clinton at Richard Nixon’s funeral in California.

Text of President James Earl Carter’s Inaugural Address on January 20, 1977. The religious and moral tone of the speech could be seen as an oblique reference to Watergate. Carter defeated Gerald Ford and served one term before being defeated by Ronald Reagan.

Text, audio and video of Gerald Ford taking the oath of office as president, and his first remarks as the 38th President of the United States.

Arkansas Gazette: United States Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt of Harrison is wrong in opposing President Nixon’s resignation and is wrong in questioning whether the president has committed an impeachable offense, Bill Clinton of Fayetteville, Hammerschmidt’s opponent, said here Wednesday.

Text and video of Representative Barbara Jordan’s powerful speech reminding her Judiciary Committee colleagues of the constitutional basis for impeachment.