The Real Watergate Scandal: Collusion, Conspiracy, and the Plot That Brought Nixon Down (48 page)

Starr, Kenneth,
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Steinbrenner, George,
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Stennis, John,
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Stevens, Ted,
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Stewart, Potter,
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Strachan, Gordon,
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Supreme Court

      
cover-up conviction appeals to,
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special prosecutor’s subpoena for more tapes upheld by,
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Sweig, Martin,
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Taylor, Zachary,
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Thomas, Evan,
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Thompson, Sir Robert,
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“thought crimes,”
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To Set the Record Straight
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Totenberg, Nina,
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Treasury Department,
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Truman, Harry,
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UCLA,
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United Nations,
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United States Constitution.
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individual amendments

      
Article III of,
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Bill of Rights and,
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convictions standing despite violations of,
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independent judiciary created by,
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Judge Sirica’s conduct contrary to,
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safeguards under,
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United States v. Agurs
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United States v. Chapin
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United States v. Haldeman
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United States v. Nixon
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U.S. Marshal Service,
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Vesco, Robert,
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Vietnam War,
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ended by Nixon,
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Volker, Paul,
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Volner, Jill,
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Voorhis, Jerry,
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Vorenberg, James,
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Walker, Scott,
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Wallace, George,
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Walsh, Lawrence,
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Warren, Earl,
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Washington Post
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Woodward’s and Bernstein’s approach to grand jurors approved by,
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Watergate break-in trial

      
appeals of convictions in,
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Judge Sirica’s conduct of,
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Watergate cover-up trial,
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appeals of convictions in,
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

      
attempt to remove Judge Sirica from,
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change of venue and,
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Judge Sirica’s false sentencing ploy and,
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jury in.
See
Watergate cover-up trial jury

      
Nixon’s 1968 campaign against liberal judges and,
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Watergate cover-up trial jury,
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D.C. jury pool and,
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jurors in, listed by name,
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political bias of D.C. voters and,
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taint and bias of, Judge Sirica’s response to,
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taint of pre-trial publicity and,
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verdict in, appeal of,
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Watergate office building,
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Watergate scandal

      
ambiguities of covert and contain and,
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in American history,
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conventional view of,
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as crippling legacy for divided government,
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flagrant violations of due process by courts and prosecutors during,
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internal battles within,
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key dates pertaining to,
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key figures in,
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media’s irresponsible conduct and,
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as a “Newtonian” scandal,
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real,
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and rest of us,
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three critical periods of.
See
Watergate’s three critical periods

      
understanding,
9–25

Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF),
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action taken by and when,
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appellate brief of, in cover-up trial,
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designed for abuse,
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exculpatory evidence hidden from defense counsel by,
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grand jury abuse by,
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information known by and when acquired,
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launched investigations far afield from Watergate cover-up itself,
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naming Nixon in criminal indictment considered by,
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participated in secret meetings with Judge Sirica,
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record of abuses of prosecutorial discretion by,
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Road Map transmitted to HJC by, via Judge Sirica,
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secret assistance provided to HJC by,
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selecting cover-up defendants and,
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shaping cover-up indictment and,
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staffed with highly partisan Democrats,
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Watergate’s three critical periods

      
Collapse of the Cover-up,
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Die is Cast,
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Nixon’s Fall,
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Weinberger, Casper,
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White House Domestic Council,
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White House Fellow,
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White House Staff, annual reunions of,
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White House tapes

      
existence of made public,
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listened to by Judge Sirica and WSPF,
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“smoking gun” and,
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subpoenas for,
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Whitewater,
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Whittier College

      
Geoff Shepard at,
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Nixon at,
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Wilde, Oscar,
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Wilkey, Malcolm,
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Williams, Edward Bennett (Ed),
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secret meetings with Judge Sirica,
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Wilson, John J.,
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letter to Judge Sirica asking about private meetings with WSPF,
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Woodward, Bob,
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approached Watergate grand jurors,
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approached Watergate potential witness,
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Jaworski interviewed by,
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Woodward, C. Vann,
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World War II,
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John Kennedy’s service in,
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Nixon’s service in,
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Wright, Charles Alan,
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Wright, J. Skelly,
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Yalta Conference,
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Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee
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Zeifman, Jerry,
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Zelnick, Bob,
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