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Nixon moved quickly to fill some of the gaping holes created in his staff. He named General Alexander M. Haig Jr., Army Vice Chief of Staff, to take over Haldeman's duties temporarily; Leonard Garment, a White House aide, to replace Dean; and Defense Secretary Elliot Richardson to succeed Kleindienst as Attorney General (see page 30). Former Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard was, said Ziegler, the most likely choice to fill Richardson's spot as Defense Secretary. By week's end no one had yet been assigned the full range of Ehrlichman's chores, but Kenneth R. Cole...
...people who claim that is precisely the case, that Nixon, as no other President in history, lived aloof while his men did the dirty work. We knew that Nixon was isolated, but we did not know how much. While we proclaimed the power of John N. Mitchell and H.R. Haldeman, we fell far short of reality. Perhaps Nixon was subjected to a form of presidential management that the outside world never knew and was never allowed to see. Perhaps these singularly antisocial men imposed their own withdrawal syndrome on the Oval Office, letting Nixon sink excessively into the lonely quiet...
...HALDEMAN...
Also being investigated by the grand jury as a possible director, along with Haldeman, of a cover-up conspiracy. Admits attending a meeting at which files from the safe of Wiretapper Hunt were turned over to then acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray (Gray contends Ehrlichman and Dean suggested files be destroyed). Admits assigning Wiretappers Hunt and Liddy to investigate "emotional and moral problems" of Daniel Ellsberg. Knew Hunt and Liddy later managed the burglary of the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist but kept this secret. Met twice with Federal Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr. in California while...
...alleged participant in the coverup. Attended at least one meeting with Mitchell, Dean, Magruder and Liddy at which Watergate wiretapping plans were discussed. Directed, with Robert Mardian, the destruction of records at the re-election committee offices that could have connected the committee with Watergate. Received $350,000 from Haldeman reportedly to be used to pay off the arrested wiretappers...