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Friday, July 13, 1973
- After paying him little attention up this point, Sam Dash, the chief council of the Watergate committee, finally interviews Alexander Butterfield. One of the members, Don Sanders, recalls Dean saying he felt as though he was being taped during an April 15 conversation and asks if Dean was correct. Butterfield says Dean was not aware, but there was a taping system in the Oval Office and other Presidential offices and meeting rooms.
"[To Charles Colson] The cover up is the main ingredient."
Richard Nixon | President of the United States