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    • Jun 17, 1972
    Burglars are arrested at Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., leading to a scandal that brings down president Richard Nixon. As Congress conducts hearings in secret over the coming months, songwriter Kenny O'Dell is inspired to write what becomes a Charlie Rich hit, "Behind Closed Doors"
    Jul 16, 1972
    Smokey Robinson gives his final concert as the lead voice of The Miracles in Washington, D.C. He gains country hits as a songwriter when Linda Ronstadt covers "The Tracks Of My Tears" and Mickey Gilley does "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
    Jul 26, 1972
    Johnny Cash testifies before a Senate subcommittee in Washington, D.C., on prison reform, saying he's experienced things during his concerts at penitentiaries that "would chill the blood of average citizens"
    Jan 19, 1973
    Ray Stevens and the Mike Curb Congregation perform at an inaugural ceremony for president Richard Nixon at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Stevens cuts his set short, allegedly angered when vice president Spiro Agnew leaves early
    Jan 20, 1973
    Lynn Anderson rides the Tennessee float in the inaugural parade for president Richard Nixon in Washington, D.C.
    Mar 17, 1973
    Merle Haggard plays the White House to honor First Lady Pat Nixon's birthday, singing "Okie From Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side Of Me." The show, featuring The Osborne Brothers, is booked by Bob Eubanks, host of "The Newlywed Game"
    May 24, 1973
    Roy Acuff performs at the White House--along with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Sammy Davis Jr.--for POWs who returned from Vietnam. Acuff sings "Wabash Cannonball." Irving Berlin conducts the orchestra during "God Bless America"
    Nov 19, 1973
    Jason Albert is born in Washington, D.C. He joins the band Heartland, singing lead on the group's 2006 hit "I Loved Her First"
    May 1, 1974
    The Carpenters perform at the White House for president Richard Nixon and West German chancellor Willy Brandt, less than a year after Richard Carpenter scored a country hit as a songwriter on Lynn Anderson's "Top Of The World"
    May 4, 1974
    Roy Clark performs for president Richard Nixon in Washington, D.C., during the 60th annual White House correspondents dinner
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