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Friday, June 09, 1972
- Due to less than stellar work, the DNC bugs are not producing valuable intel. Magruder complains to Liddy that the operation was not worth the risk or effort. Liddy says they plan to hit McGovern's headquarters the following week, but Magruder doesn't think it's worth it.
Saturday, June 09, 1973
- The report of the Colson/Brookings Institute plot appears in the Post.
Sunday, June 09, 1974
- Nixon attends a send off event before leaving for the Middle East the next day.
"The central question at this point is simply put. What the did the President know, and when did he know it?"
Howard Baker | Senator