Woodward meets with a friend of Hunt’s who says Hunt was always referring to “they” when talking about the White House. He tells Woodward of various schemes Hunt was involved in including his time investigating Ted Kennedy. Hunt had visited a man named Cliff Demotte in Boston who had information on Kennedy.

Ehrlichman, Dean, Haldeman meet to discuss how to handle the impending Senate investigation since this is first probe where they will have little, if any, control of the circumstances. They are also concerned about if the original seven burglars will keep quiet and decide Mitchell will need to work on that.

Nixon tells Haldeman they must discredit the Senate hearings on Watergate and deflect everything as a Kennedy lead witch hunt.

Ehrlichman tells Nixon that he and Dean had given Hunt’s secret files to Gray to hide them.

Although at one point Nixon had intended on replacing him, he meets with Gray to tell him he’s going to be nominated to become the permanent FBI Director. Privately, Nixon believes Gray will stay loyal during the investigation.

Ervin offers the role of chief counsel to Sam Dash, a law professor from Georgetown. Baker chooses Fred Thompson, a Nashville lawyer, as his chief counsel.

Senator Baker, who potentially will be a juror in any impeachment trial, tells Nixon he’ll see to it that the President’s interests are protected.

A Time magazine story details how the Nixon administration had tapped phones of reporters and government officials from 1969 until such taps were outlawed in June 1972. The tip was given to them by Mark Felt, but it will also come back to haunt Felt later.

Felt/Deep Throat meets Woodward at a bar and confirms the Time story about wiretaps. He also says the White House will be going after them hard soon, but not to worry. “The flood is coming” and the real story will eventually come out.

Ted Brill, Chairman of the Young Republic as at George Washington University, admits to Woodward that he had done some spying for CRP to find ways to embarrass the Democrats.

Hunt’s attorney tells Bernstein the missing notebooks would certainly be useful to the Watergate investigation.

Gray testifies he’s positive that Dean turned over everything from Hunt’s safe.

During testimony, Gray confirms Kalmbach and Chapin were involved with Segretti and that he’d been paid with CRP funds. This revelation flies in the face of all the previous denials about this from the White House.

The committee invites Dean to testify, but he declines the next day.

Alexander Butterfield resigns from the White House staff to become the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Senator Robert Byrd says if Dean isn’t allowed to testify, Gray’s nomination will have no chance.

Dean tells Ehrlichman that Hunt is expecting another $125,000 for his family and legal fees.

Prior to his scheduled sentencing later in the week, McCord sends a letter to Sirica revealing several bombshells. Sirica tips off Sam Dash it would be in his best interest to attend the sentencing.

Nixon calls on his secretary, Rose Mary Woods who has been holding onto cash in case the President needed it. He tells her it may be necessary to use.

That evening Colson tells Nixon that Senator Howard Baker will continue to work with them, and any negative comments he makes while serving on Ervin’s committee are just a show to keep eyes off him. They discuss the good work Dean has been doing, but acknowledge that Sirica will be a problem.

Gray testifies that Dean lied to the FBI in June that he wasn’t aware Hunt had and office in the White House. Dean wonders if there is any scenario where he can save himself.

The President tells Ehrlichman, Dean, Haldeman, and Mitchell, “I want you all to stonewall, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover up or anything else, if it’ll save it, save the plan. That’s the whole point.” They agree to pursue the executive privilege line in hopes that it could delay everything potentially through the entire second term. They also tell Dean to start working on a report that exonerates them all since Nixon had already told the country Dean was investigating. (This is the only known meeting of all five Watergate participants at the same time.)

Sam Dash immediately goes to interview McCord who tells him he doesn’t trust the FBI or Justice Department, but will work with the Senate Committee.

Nixon and Haldeman tell Dean to get working on his report that would incriminate Liddy, but no one else. By the end of the weekend, however, Dean determines there are too many lies going on at once and considers coming clean with Nixon in hopes he’d see the light.

Unbeknownst to Dash, McCord also tells his story to the Los Angeles Times. The times story repeats his claims that Magruder and Dean were involved in planning the Watergate operation. The White House issues a statement denying the charges against Dean which are especially damning since Dean was supposedly leading the White House investigation into Watergate.

Woodward tries unsuccessfully to persuade the White House’s deputy press secretary to grant him an interview with Nixon.

McCord begins his closed door testimony. Sources tell the Post that McCord says Mitchell approved the Watergate plans while he was still Attorney General.