Word: hampering
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...hide the identity of the donors. The money was later used to help finance the Watergate political espionage. In CIA memos given to two Senate committees, Walters claimed that the two White House aides told him that Nixon wanted the FBI to understand that such an investigation might hamper CIA operations in Mexico. After some hesitation, Walters and then CIA Director Richard Helms decided that a Mexican probe would not compromise the CIA, and so advised...
Nelson said he does not have other employment and will not be able to look for any until after his hospital stay. He said that uncertainty about his relationship with Harvard would hamper him in any job search...
...aides told Agnew that his connection with the Nixon Administration and the Watergate affair could severely hamper his 1976 presidential hopes...
...week there occurred multiple revelations that tended to substantiate many of those charges, so often denied by high Administration officials. More revelations are certain to follow. The net impression was one of a Government that figures that the end justifies the means, that tries to hide its transgressions and hamper its own lesser officials charged with seeking the truth. The President's closest legal adviser has even been accused of lying to the FBI. There is an aura of disconcerting chumminess between Nixon officials and corporate executives seeking favors or suspected of violating federal laws...
Helwig said that the Design Review Board's lack of actual power might hamper its effectiveness, but he said he hoped the Board of Zoning Appeals would look favorably on its recommendations...