The Arrogance of Power (78 page)

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Louis Russell, who had worked with Nixon on the Hiss case, admitted he was “watching” that night.

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What was the motive for the break-ins? Democratic Party chairman Lawrence O'Brien had knowledge of several matters that could damage Nixon.

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Secret 1:
Republican sabotage of peace talks, using Anna Chennault, in 1968.

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Secret 2:
Nixon had taken money from the Greek dictatorship, through his friend Thomas Pappas.

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Secret 3:
The reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes had not been seen or photographed for years. Yet he still aspired to control politicians, and Nixon had taken his money.

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Secret 4:
Heidi Rikan said she had been “a call girl at the White House.” Both Democrats and Republicans had reportedly used a brothel near the Watergate.

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The mighty fallen. Haldeman and Ehrlichman—convicted on obstruction of justice, conspiracy, and perjury charges—went to jail.

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The Watergate grand jury's evidence went to the House Judiciary Committee in two locked briefcases. The jury named the president as an “unindicted coconspirator.”

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Nixon's secretary, Rose Woods, demonstrated how, she claimed, she might accidentally have erased a key Watergate tape. Special Prosecutor Jaworski believed the culprit was Nixon.