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Saturday, September 16, 1972
- Woodward reads Felt/Deep Throat a draft of a story saying high ranking officials from CRP had been involved in the paying for the Watergate break in. Felt says the payouts go beyond Watergate to "other intelligence-gathering activities."
- George McGovern calls the Watergate investigation a "whitewash."
"They’re gonna beat the (expletive) out of some of these people."
Bob Haldeman | White House Chief of Staff