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Thursday, May 04, 1972

  • After serving undercover roles at the funeral of Hoover, Liddy tells one of Hunt's recruited Cubans Bernard Barker that their next target was chosen by Magruder - The Watergate Hotel.

Friday, May 04, 1973

  • Although initially reluctant, Haig is persuaded by Nixon and becomes Chief of Staff.
  • Haldeman and Ehrlichman appear before the Senate and claim they were never involved in any Watergate related activities or discussions. Both put the blame on Dean.
  • Weicker presents Dash with a memo of his latest conversation with Dean that lays out all the gory details of GEMSTONE.

"[When asked why he didn't throw Liddy out immediately] In hindsight I not only should have thrown him out of the office, I should have thrown him out of the window."

John Mitchell | Former Attorney General and Nixon's Campaign Manager