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Thursday, November 01, 1973
- William Saxbe is nominated to be Nixon's fourth attorney general, and Leon Jaworski is officially announced as the new Special Prosecutor.
- Segretti pleads guilty to distributing false campaign material. He's eventually sentenced to six months in prison.
- Nixon's secretary, Rose Marie Woods, tells him she may have made a small gap in the June 20 recording of a conversation between Nixon and Haldeman.
"[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