Jurors Recall Change of Mind in Watergate Cover-Up Trial
A juror from the Watergate cover-up trial said several jurors shifted from tentative acquittals to conviction after hours of deliberation. The panel cited the tapes as the hardest evidence and noted concerns about Nixon’s pardon influencing opinions, though not discussed in final deliberations. The juror described Robert Marmian’s mixed status and the others as convicted.
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Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Watergate
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Sirica
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Robert C. Mardian
Ford
Republi
Watergate Trial Verdicts Read for Mitchell and Aides
In Washington a jury convicts John N. Mitchell H R Haldeman John D Ehrlichman and Robert C Mardian on most counts in the Watergate cover up case as jurors read verdicts after 11 weeks of trial. Kenneth Parkinson found not guilty on all counts.
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Watergate
James Neal
Richard Ben-Veniste
U. S. District Court
Washington
John N. Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Marcian
Foreman
James Capitanio
Foreman John A. Hoffar
Richard M. Nixon
Hoffar
Capitanio
U.S
John J. Sirica
Jeanne Ehrlichman
Jo Haldeman
Pamela Parkinson
Dorothy Mardian
Martha Mitchell
John
Sirica
Mitchell
Justice Department
Harry R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Nixon
S.O.B
White House
Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Mardian
Internal Security Division
Kenneth Parkinson
Parkinson
Ken
Mrs. Mardian
Richard Nixon
Watergate Convictions End in Courtroom Echoes of Tapes
The Watergate cover-up trial concludes with guilty verdicts for Mitchell and others while jurors cite taped evidence as pivotal. Judge Sirica presides as the same courtroom faced the earlier burglary trial, underscoring his skepticism that fueled the broader probe.
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