Monday, April 30, 1973

• John Dean, in New York being grilled by the grand jury investigation Mitchell and Stans involvement with Robert Vesco's campaign contributions, receives a phone telling him he's been fired.
• That evening, the President announces the resignations of Bob Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and Richard Kleindienst. Elliot Richardson takes over as Attorney General. John Dean has been fired. Nixon takes responsibility, but accepts no blame saying he did not know about anything prior to March 21.

Tuesday, April 30, 1974

• The Judiciary Committee and Special Prosecutor's office immediately notice over half of the requested conversations are not included in the transcripts, nor did the White House include any of the additional documentation requested.
• Copies of the transcripts become available in paperback and sell millions of copies. By the evening newscasts, many of the President's harsher comments are broadcast across the country. The general reaction in the coming days is universally negative leaving many of the President's usual supporters reeling from shock.
• The Special Prosecutor's Office begins comparing the transcripts to the actual tapes they'd received and find so many disparities they believe the transcripts are useless. The House committee follows suit with similar results.