Monday, June 19, 1972

• Woodward calls the White House to get information on Hunt and learns he works as a consultant for Charles Colson, special counsel to the President. He learns Hunt works at a public relations firm called Mullen. He reaches him there and inquires as to why his name and address were in the address book of a Watergate burglar. Hunt replies, "Good God" and refuses to comment.
• Following more leads on Hunt, Woodward speaks with the head of the Mullen Company where Hunt also worked and is told that Hunt used to work for the CIA.
• The US Supreme Court rules against John Mitchell’s claim that the White House could authorize wiretaps without disclosing the sources. The result ensures wiretaps are unconstitutional without a warrant even if domestic security was involved.
• Alexander Butterfield, one of the President's assistants, tells the FBI that Howard Hunt was previously a White House consultant, but hadn't been used in some time. Agents, however, confirm his status as a longtime CIA agent, and that he had recently worked for Charles Colson in the White House.
• Press Secretary Ron Ziegler does not comment to reporters about Watergate beyond calling it a "third rate burglary attempt."
• Dean fills in Ehrlichman on Gemstone and Mitchell's involvement. Ehrlichman, in turn, tells Haldeman the whole thing was a CRP operation. Haldeman believes they can contain everything to CRP and avoid anything touching the White House.
• Woodward contacts Mark Felt, still the number two man at the FBI. Felt has been a mentor of Woodward for a few years since their chance meeting during Woodward's military days. Woodward asks him about Watergate, and Felt tells him it's going to heat up, and that Hunt is definitely involved in the break in. (This is could be viewed as the first official Watergate conversation between Woodward and the source known as Deep Throat, although it will be a few months before that alias is coined by Post editor Howard Simons due to Felt being only on deep background and never being quoted in the paper and the name was shared by a popular adult film of the time.)
• Haldeman updates Nixon on the burglary and the two discuss how they are going to raise money for the Cubans. Nixon suggests an anti-Castro campaign could bring in donations.
• Magruder burns the Gemstone files from the CRP offices.
• The Washington Post runs a story with the headline "White House Consultant Linked to Bugging Suspects"

Tuesday, June 19, 1973

• After looking into reports of Colson sending Hunt to the apartment of Arthur Bremer immediately following Bremer's assassination attempt on Presidential candidate George Wallace, Woodward meets with members of Colson's law office. The reports said Hunt was looking for anything to tie Bremer to left wing groups. Colson arrives and they all protest any link to Bremer and Hunt. They offer memos concerning the Canuck Letter, but Woodward says he isn't interested in a trade.

Wednesday, June 19, 1974

• Nixon returns to the White House after the Middle East trip and is greeted by chants of "Two more years."