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Thursday, June 15, 1972
- Jack Anderson runs into Frank Sturgis at the airport. The two had met years earlier while doing an article on Fidel Castro and learned of their CIA contact "Eduardo". Frank will only say he's in DC on private business with his colleagues, many of whom were off to meet Eduardo (aka Howard Hunt) that very day.
Saturday, June 15, 1974
- The book "All the President's Men" written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein is published. It reveals for the first time that they had a secret source they only referred to as "Deep Throat". Woodward had asked Felt if his name could be used, but Felt responded by demanding the two not speak again.
"Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow."
Richard Nixon | President of the United States