Watergate in Court: The Official Transcripts of the Court Proceedings of the Four Major Watergate Trials Including Indictments and Exhibits. Arlington, VA: University Publications of America, 1975.

MIC FLM KF 220 W37X 13 reels. 35 mm.

      SCOPE:

            On June 17, 1972 five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. Their arrest triggered the most serious political scandal in American history, resulting in President Nixon's resignation and the indictments and trials of many of his aids. This set reproduces the Watergate-related trials held in the United States District Court of the District of Colombia beginning with the trial in January, 1973 of the "plumbers" who broke into the Watergate Hotel, and including the trials of John Connally, John Ehrlichman, John Mitchell, and G. Gorden Liddy. The set also reproduces the transcripts of the White House tapes which were used in the trials.

      ARRANGEMENT:

            Reels 1-2: United States vs. G. Gorden Liddy, Howard Hunt, James McCord, Bernard Barker, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis, and Virgilio Gonzalez, January 10, 1973- March 22, 1973.

            Reels 3-4: United States vs. John Erhlichman, Charles Colson, G. Gorden Liddy, Bernard Barker, Felipe DeDiego, and Eugenio Martinez, March 14, 1974 - July 12, 1974.

            Reels 5-11: United States vs. John Mitchell, Robert Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, Robert Mardian, and Kenneth Parkinson, October 14, 1974 - January 1, 1975.

            Reel 12: Transcripts of selected White House tapes.

            Reel 13: United States vs. John Connally, April 1, 1975 - April 17, 1975.

      FINDING AIDS:

MIC FLM KF 220 W37X

A Guide to Watergate in Court . Arlington, VA:  University Publications of America, 1975. A detailed listing of items on each reel.

      SUBJECTS:  

            Watergate Affair, 1972-