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Thursday, August 26, 1971
- Hunt and Liddy enter the Fielding's office building and con a cleaning woman into letting them into his office to get an understanding of its layout.
Saturday, August 26, 1972
- Back in Miami, Bernstein, obsessed with the $89,000 in Mexican checks found, learns from Dardis that Stans has been laundering campaign donations perhaps exceeding $750,000 in Mexico to ensure their origins could not be traced.
- The GAO report includes information about the Stans-Mexico operation and refers possible criminal conduct to the Justice Department.
Sunday, August 26, 1973
- Helen Thomas files story based on a late rant from Martha Mitchell about all she's seen in relation to Watergate. Not long afterwards, John moves out and divorce proceedings are started.
"[To Charles Colson] The cover up is the main ingredient."
Richard Nixon | President of the United States