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There are, of course, some unanswered questions about the CIA's relationship to Watergate. Some of the men deeply involved in Watergate-notably E. Howard Hunt Jr. and James McCord-were retired longtime employees of the agency. A CIA agent was on hand when McCord's wife burned some of his personal papers...
...McCord Milestone...
That perception changed gradually through the winter, and the major turning point came on March 23, 1973, when James McCord's letter to Judge Sirica was made public. The McCord letter, among other things, confirmed that pressure had been brought to bear on the original defendants to keep silent. It was the most concrete evidence up to that point that a cover-up had been attempted. Newsday might have broken some of the same information months earlier because it had access to another of the burglars, Frank Sturgis. Recalls Publisher William Attwood: "He was ready to talk...
There was no such hesitancy after the McCord milestone. Now more and more print and TV reporters fastened on the story, and the intensely competitive character of U.S. journalism came to the surface. Exclusives received wide replay. On April 30 Nixon, after stating that he had fresh information about the scandal and announcing the departure of Dean, Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Richard Kleindienst, saw a few reporters in the White House press room. "We have had our differences in the past," he told them, "and I hope you give me hell every time you think I'm wrong. I hope...
Another strategy session is in order now that Watergate Burglar James McCord has sent his letter to Judge Sirica implicating higher-ups and charging that perjury was committed at his trial. The group ponders how to handle Jeb Magruder if he decides to change his perjured testimony and reveal that White House staff was involved in Watergate...