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...years of service in the U.S. Navy, he had been taught to say "Aye, aye, sir." Gray was asked about his earlier account of a telephone call to Nixon on July 6, 1972, in which he had warned that certain White House aides were trying to "mortally wound" the President by interfering with the FBI and the CIA (TIME Aug. 13). To this astonishing assertion, Nixon merely replied: "Pat, you just continue to conduct your aggressive and thorough investigation." Had Gray been surprised by this curious retort? "Frankly," he said, "I expected the President to ask me some questions." Indeed...
...told Gray that there was no CIA operation in Mexico that could be compromised by the FBI. Gray concluded that there had been an attempt to interfere with the FBI investigation, and he warned the President on July 6, 1972, that "people on your staff are trying to mortally wound you." Nixon asked no questions, but told Gray to continue his investigation...
...like authenticity in Cat Dancing's violent scenes, mixing in plenty of bullet holes and fresh blood. Although most victims die visibly, his effort is a failure. Windows are predictably smashed by fighting bodies, and Reynolds is allowed to wipe out a band of six Indians without suffering a wound. He runs out of bullets after the fifth victim, but manages to do in the last red man with his gun gandle...
...Ehrlichman testimony wound up in a fascinating clash between Weicker and the witness over Ehrlichman's contention that the political investigations conducted by Anthony Ulasewicz, a former New York City cop who had been given secret assignments for a time by Ehrlichman, were proper. Ulasewicz has testified that his gumshoe chores amounted to "dealing in allegations of dirt"-the sexual activities, drinking habits and domestic problems of candidates. Ehrlichman, a teetotaling Christian Scientist, launched into an animated defense of the relevance of such personal habits to politics...
...committee wound up with a well-publicized campaign surplus of $4.8 million but has certain expenses to worry about. Since the election, for example, it has dished out $300,500 in legal fees, much of the cash going to help committee officials like Stans, Jeb Magruder and Hugh Sloan in trying to extricate themselves from Watergate...