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Wednesday, June 21, 1972
- Fearing that the cover up won't hold, Liddy flies to California to give Hunt money for a lawyer.
- Ehrlichman calls FBI Director Gray to let him know that Dean is leading the White House investigation and will be his main contact person going forward. Dean tells Gray he'll be sitting in on all interviews with White House staffers.
- The FBI traces the cash found on the burglars to Miami and ultimately to campaign donations for Nixon. This leads them to Kenneth Dahlberg who lead fundraising efforts for CRP as the original source.
Friday, June 21, 1974
- Charles Colson is sentenced in the Ellsberg break in case. In his statement, he states that Nixon urged him to send out damaging information on Ellsberg.
- After six weeks of sessions, Doar completes his presentation of evidence to the Committee.
"The sources of the Washington Post are a fountain of misinformation."
Response by the Committee to Re-Elect the President