Wednesday, October 25, 1972

• Based on what they perceive to be various confirmations, the Post publishes at story naming Bob Haldeman as the fifth person to control the secret fund. After the story runs, Daniel Schorr of CBS catches up to Sloan and his lawyer, and the attorney emphatically denies Sloan named Haldeman to the grand jury. Woodward and Bernstein believe Haldeman is the fifth person, but clearly there was an error in their reporting about how it was known. Ziegler's press conference turns into an all out attack on the Post saying "I don't respect the type of shabby journalism that is being practiced by the Washington Post..."
• Woodward speaks with Sloan's attorney and asks if the Haldeman controlled the fund. The attorney will not comment, but when asked, says he doesn't believe the reporters need to make a public apology to Haldeman. This eases Woodward's concerns that they'd been mislead.
• Woodward and Bernstein track down Agent Lano and threaten to go to his boss if he doesn't give them some straight answers. He refuses so they approach his superior with the information saying they would need to reveal any source that knowingly mislead them, but get nothing further. Bradlee issues a statement, "We stand by our story."
• That evening, Sloan tells Bernstein he was never asked about Haldeman when speaking to the grand jury which is why he refuted their story.
• Nixon tells Colson regarding the Post, "They don't realize how rough I can play."

Thursday, October 25, 1973

• When Nixon orders military forces be placed on alert, Kissinger faces questions wondering if the move was only made to distract people from Watergate.