Word: overtness
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...former chief of staff, Haldeman had a great deal to do with Ehrlichman's emergence as the Administration's domestic-policy boss. Now Ehrlichman's lawyers were expected to claim that Haldeman had worked deviously with Nixon to mislead their client about some of the 45 overt acts cited by the prosecution as part of a conspiracy to "commit offenses against the United States" and to obstruct justice. Mitchell, who never really trusted the palace pair, had learned from the Watergate transcripts that they had plotted with Nixon to make him the scapegoat in the 1972 wiretap...
...genuine anguish. Recent strategy has called for the President's aides to answer every attack, always emphasizing that: 1) economic problems are far more important to most Americans than the Watergate affair, 2) the impeachment drive is essentially a partisan effort, and 3) only the overt commission of a serious crime constitutes an impeachable offense...
...cover story. "The subjects were cooperative, even eager to talk about their life-styles and aspirations," he says, "which don't differ much from those of middle-class whites. But I came away with the reinforced belief that black Americans on all levels are still confined by overt and subtle prejudice...
...report noted that a grand jury had indicted seven presidential associates for a series of 45 overt acts in support of an alleged conspiracy, including a meeting in which the president was a participant. This occurred on the morning of March 21, 1973, and in it John W. Dean III, H.R. Haldeman, and Nixon discussed possible "hush money" payments to E. Howard Hunt...
...because of his 18 years' Government service as a Naval officer, Congressman and Vice President. If he left voluntarily, he would also get the normal presidential pension of $60,000 a year, plus up to $96,000 annually to maintain a staff and office. But the overt Democratic strategy has been to act as statesmen, avoid obvious partisanship and leave talk of resignation to the Republicans...