Tuesday, September 19, 1972

• Bernstein speaks with an FBI agent assigned to the Watergate case and reads him notes the Robert Odle, Director of Administration at CRP, had removed documents following the burglary. LaRue and Mardian had told CRP employees to avoid talking about any records being destroyed. The agitated agent says this information could only come directly from FBI files and the reporters could be in legal trouble.
• Woodward and Bernstein write a story describing destruction of documents related to wiretapping and payments, and that Mardian and LaRue pressured individuals to avoid certain topics when questioned. Employees who were aware of what was going on were given promotions. Their editor, Harry Rosenfeld is nervous about the story since The Post was making serious charges that went beyond what was happening in the courts. CRP's response to the story was simple, "The sources of the Washington Post are a fountain of misinformation."