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Sunday, October 01, 1972
- Bernstein reaches out to Robert Meyers, the Post's West Coast correspondent, and tells him to track down Segretti.
Monday, October 01, 1973
- Donald Segretti pleads guilty to various campaign related charges.
"They’re gonna beat the (expletive) out of some of these people."
Bob Haldeman | White House Chief of Staff