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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 All The President's Men Timeline While in Miami, Carl Bernstein learns that a $250,000 checkfor President Nixon's reelectioncampaign has been deposited in the bank account of one of the Watergate burglars. This breakthrough was importantbecause it was the first time that the Post linked the burglary to Nixon's campaign funds. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover that the grand juryinvestigating the burglary wanted proof from two men who worked in the White House, E. Howard Huntand G. Gordon Liddy. By: Erin Riney Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discover that one of the burglars had previously worked for the CIA, one of the principal intelligence gathering agencies of the US federal government. This breakthrough was importantbecause it made the case more suspicious, causing BobWoodward and Carl Bernstein to start investigating more and more. This breakthrough was importantbecause it would ultimately leadto the two men being convicted of guiding the burglars throughout the break - in. August 1972 July 1972 June 1972 double click to change this title text! This breakthrough was importantbecause it confirmed that the burglary was linked to PresidentNixon and the White House. It is revealed that John Mitchell, while serving as Attorney General, controlled a secret Republican fund used to give money to operations against the Democrats. September1972 June 1972 Right after the break - in, it was found that the burglarshad on suits, were carryingthousands of dollars, and were wearing surgical gloves. It seemed to be a "professionaloperation." This breakthrough was importantbecause it caused The WashingtonPost to take notice of it and see itas not just another police case. It started to get them reporting anduncovering the story further.
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