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Monday, June 26, 1972

  • In the address book of burglary suspect Martinez, the FBI finds reference to someone named "George" who turns out to be G Gordon Liddy. This leads them to seek more interviews from CRP employees, but CRP demands their lawyers or Dean be present during any interviews.

"I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I am not a crook."

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