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Nothing in the evidence indicates that Nixon knew in advance of the Fielding burglary, but he clearly created the mood of vengeance toward Ellsberg that led to it. He ordered Hoover to supply information on Ellsberg to Egil Krogh, the "plumber" who served 4½ months in prison after pleading guilty to violating Dr. Fielding's civil rights. Charles Colson, who has been sentenced to one-to-three years in prison for smearing Ellsberg, reported in a newly revealed affidavit: "The President from time to time expressed his dissatisfaction with the aggressiveness of the [Ellsberg] investigations ..." Moreover, in what apparently...
...based his defense on the claim that he had never specifically ordered a break-in but only a "covert" operation that would give the White House "plumbers" access to Ellsberg's psychiatric files. The two former White House aides in charge of the plumbers -David Young and Egil Krogh-testified that they had discussed the operation only in general terms with Ehrlichman, their immediate boss. In a delicate exchange of euphemisms, they were careful never to utter such words as "entry" or "burglary." Nevertheless, said Krogh, "it was clear to me, at any rate, that an entry operation would...
Some of the testimony most damaging to Ehrlichman was given last week by Egil Krogh, former head of the plumbers unit. He told the court that Ehrlichman admitted to him that he had been forced to "dissemble" in discussing the break-in with the FBI. Assistant Special Prosecutor William Merrill asked Krogh to define "dissemble." Said Krogh: "To be less than candid...
...April 1973, said Krogh, Ehrlichman phoned him to say that President Nixon was aware of the burglary and considered it a matter of national security; Nixon did not want Krogh to discuss it with anyone. About a week later, shortly before Ehrlichman resigned, he called once again to reaffirm the message. According to Krogh, Ehrlichman said that the President wanted to "tell you that personally...
Save Neck. Prosecutor Merrill claimed that Krogh and Young discussed the burglary with Ehrlichman on Aug. 5, then wrote a memo to him on Aug. 11 recommending that "a covert operation be conducted to examine all the papers of Ellsberg's psychiatrist." Ehrlichman has conceded marking this memo "approved . . . if done under your assurance that it is not traceable." After Fielding's office was surveyed by Hunt and Liddy, Merrill claimed, Young and Krogh told Ehrlichman on Aug. 30 that the operation was feasible, and he gave the final go-ahead...