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Friday, March 17, 1972
- Dita Beard's new lawyer, paid for by ITT, announces that her memo was a hoax.
Saturday, March 17, 1973
- In the Oval Office, Nixon tells Dean he thinks the problems are centered around Haldeman, Mitchell, Colson, and Chapin, but Dean adds his own name to this saying he'd been involved since the beginning saying he'd been in the room when Liddy and others had discussed on their plans.
"Mr. Butterfield, are you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the Oval Office of the President?"
Fred Thompson | Senate Counsel