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| Accords of Paris Nixon, Richard Mulhouse |  |
| 23rd Jan Paris The Paris Accords specify a ceasefire but do not delineate territorial boundaries |
| Accords of Peace Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 23rd Jan Washington Peace Accords are signed with Nth Vietnam |
| Ambassador Martin, Graham | |
| Appointed Ambassador to Sth Vietnam |
| Ambassador Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| Appointed USAAmbassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
| Award Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| Awarded the American Institute for Public Service Award |
| Awarded the Hope Award for International Understanding |
| Bombing of Cambodia Mansfield, Mike | |
| 31st May The Senate majority leader, Mike Mansfield, says: "The only way to face up to our responsibilities, the only way to do it effectively is to cut the purse strings" |
| Bombing of Cambodia Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 31st May The USASenate votes to cut off funds for the bombing of Cambodia |
| 16th July The Armed Services Committee begins its hearings on the secret bombing of Cambodia |
| Aug The carpet bombing started covertly in 1970 to stop USAenemies from Vietnam using Cambodia as a base outraged the American public & crippled Cambodia |
| Aug Under pressure from Congress , the Nixon administration finally ends the bombing of Cambodia |
| 14th Aug In accordance with the congressional prohibition the USAstops bombing Cambodia |
| 15th Aug The final air strike against a target in Cambodia during the War |
| Composition of Wonder Wonder, Stevie | |
| Records "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", reaches no 1 in the USA |
| Releases Album, "Innervisions" |
| Conference of Paris Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| 23rd Jan Paris The Paris Peace Agreement is signed |
| Conference of Paris Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 23rd Jan Paris The Paris Peace Agreement is signed |
| Declaration of Truce Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 28th Jan A truce goes into effect |
| Director CIA Colby Colby, William Egan | |
| 4th Sep Appointed Director of the CIA |
| Dismissal Helms, Richard | |
| Washington Dismissed by Nixon |
| Education of Clinton Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| Yale Clinton obtains a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Yale Law School |
| Government Martin, Graham | |
| 24th June Appointed Ambassador to Sth Vietnam |
| Government Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Watergate Revelations begin regarding bugging the Democratic Party election HQ at Watergate |
| 20th Jan Washington Sworn in as President of the USA, 2nd term by Chief Justice Warren Burger |
| 24th July Watergate The Supreme Court orders Nixon to submit 64 unreleased white House tapes |
| 24th July Watergate The supreme court rules Nixon cannot withhold evidence in criminal proceedings |
| 27th July Washington The House judiciary committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend Richard Nixon's impeachment |
| 5th Aug Washington Half the respondents in a gallup poll say they do not believe Nixon's innocence |
| 7th Nov Wins a landslide victory over Senator George McGovern |
| 7th Nov Washington Appointed President of the USA, 37th President, 2nd term |
| Grammy Wonder, Stevie | |
| Wins the 1973 best album grammy for, "Innervisions" |
| ICCS Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 4th Feb Paris The International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) was created at the Paris Peace Accords - signed by the US, the Vietcong, North Vietnam & South Vietnam |
| 4th Feb Paris Under the terms of the peace agreement the ICCS is to establish regional and sub-regional administrations based in the demilitarised zone below the Seventeenth Parallel |
| Inauguration of Ford Burger, Warren | |
| 20th Jan Washington Ford is sworn in as President of the USA, 2nd term by Chief Justice Warren Burger |
| Invasion of Cambodia Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Aug Washington Congress halts the attacks against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia |
| Nobel Prize Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace |
| Nuclear Warfare Ford, Gerald | |
| 22nd June The Agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union on the Prevention of Nuclear War enters into force, the major policy objectives are "to remove the danger ofNuclear war and the use ofNuclear weapons" |
| Paris Peace Accords Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 4th Feb Paris The International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) was created at the Paris Peace Accords - signed by the US, the Vietcong, North Vietnam & South Vietnam |
| 4th Feb Paris Under the terms of the peace agreement the ICCS is to establish regional and sub-regional administrations based in the demilitarised zone below the Seventeenth Parallel |
| Peace Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| 23rd Jan Paris The Paris Peace Agreement is signed |
| 23rd Jan Hanoi & Washington impose an agreement on Saigon |
| 27th Jan Makes a peace agreement with Le Duc Tho |
| 27th Jan Makes provision for the release of USAPOWs & withdrawal of USAforces from Vietnam |
| 27th Jan Provides for talks between Hanoi & Saigon which break up in April 1974 |
| Peace Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Washington Conclusion of peace negotiations by Henry Kissinger & an end of USAinvolvement |
| 15th Jan Washington Halts the USAoffensive in Vietnam |
| 23rd Jan Hanoi & Washington impose an agreement on Saigon |
| 27th Jan Washington Signs a cease-fire in Paris & calls it "peace with honor" |
| Mar Washington The last ground troops are withdrawn from Vietnam |
| Peace Rogers, William | |
| 27th Jan Signs the Paris Peace Agreement which allows South Vietnam its political sovereignty |
| Publication of Lodge Lodge, Henry Cabot | |
| Publication, "The Stream Has Many Eyes" |
| Publication of Mailer Mailer, Norman Kingsley | |
| "Marilyn" |
| Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Bernstein, Carl | |
| The Washington Post wins the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, though the Prize is awarded to the entire Post staff, the citation specifically named Wooward's and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate |
| Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Woodward, Robert "Bob" | |
| The Washington Post wins the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, though the Prize is awarded to the entire Post staff, the citation specifically named Wooward's and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate |
| Resignation of Agnew Agnew, Spiro | |
| 10th Oct Resigns as Vice President after evidence of tax evasion & allegedly accepting $29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland |
| Resignation of De Lorean De Lorean, John | |
| De Lorean resigns from General Motors |
| Scandal Agnew, Spiro | |
| 10th Oct Resigns as Vice President after evidence of tax evasion & allegedly accepting $29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland |
| Special Senate Committee Butterfield, Alexander | |
| 16th July Watergate Butterfield is put before the full Special Senate Committee to put the taping system on the record |
| Trial of Agnew Agnew, Spiro | |
| Fined $10,000 and put on three years' probation & later disbarred by the State of Maryland |
| Veto War Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 7th Nov Washington Congress overrides Nixon's veto of law limiting the President's right to wage war |
| Vice President Ford, Gerald | |
| 10th Oct Appointed Vice President following the resignation of Spiro Agnew |
| Watergate Agnew, Spiro | |
| 10th Oct Agnew blames Nixon for releasing the accusations of bribes & tax evasion in order to divert attention from the growing Watergate scandal |
| Watergate Bernstein, Carl | |
| The Washington Post wins the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, though the Prize is awarded to the entire Post staff, the citation specifically named Wooward's and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate |
| Watergate Butterfield, Alexander | |
| 13th July Watergate Discloses to the Special Senate Committee the existence of the White House tapes |
| 16th July Watergate Butterfield is put before the full Special Senate Committee to put the taping system on the record |
| Watergate Dean, John | |
| 25th June Watergate Tells a special Senate Committee that Nixon tried to cover up the Watergate affair |
| Watergate Ford, Gerald | |
| Watergate Nixon receives a "full, complete & absolute pardon" from Gerald Ford |
| Watergate Woodward, Robert "Bob" | |
| The Washington Post wins the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, though the Prize is awarded to the entire Post staff, the citation specifically named Wooward's and Bernstein's reporting on Watergate |
| World Champion Foreman, George Edward | |
| Defeats Frazier to become the World Heavy Weight Champion |
