Word: itt
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...still mysterious Watergate eavesdropping. Nixon, claims Haldeman, was out "to get" Larry O'Brien, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Long a Nixon antagonist, O'Brien had angered the President by shrewdly exploiting a never proved charge that the Nixon Administration had settled an antitrust suit against ITT favorably to the giant corporation in return for financial help to hold the 1972 Republican National Convention in San Diego. Haldeman contends that Nixon and Colson, who had a personal hatred for O'Brien from old political campaigns in Massachusetts, hoped the Watergate bugs would turn up damaging information...
...Democrats were preparing to nominate George McGovern as their presidential candidate, Nixon led by some 19 points in public opinion polls and had no reason to worry about his reelection. But he was furious at O'Brien for pushing the ITT charges. An angry Nixon told Haldeman on Air Force One: "O'Brien's not going to get away with it, Bob. We're going to get proof of his relationship with Hughes-and just what he's doing for the money...
...speaking of a track meet against Princeton and Yale, there is one this weekend. The time is 1 p.m. Saturday and the place is the ITT Hall, which is next to the Watson Rink. Many people are hoping that the snow won't force some of the times to be slower, but since most of the snow fell outside the building, this is a minor consideration...
Coach Bill McCurdy, curious as to whether undefeated Harvard or mighty Northeastern would be the victor of Saturday's indoor track meet at the ITT, sent to the oracle at Delphi for the anticipated results. The oracle, it is said, sent back the encouraging news that if the team crossed the river Charles, a great team would fall...
Wednesday's grudge match against Brown at the ITT has been rescheduled to Tuesday...