Diplomats suspect phones are tapped in Washington
The Odessa American reports diplomats fear government wiretaps on embassy lines amid Watergate fears. Panama ambassador Nander A. Pitty cites suspicions of taps while the Justice Department would not confirm current or past tapping. McCord testified he attempted to be overheard by calling two embassies.
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Watergate banquet mocks probe with symbolic gifts
In a late 1983 White House banquet scene honoring returning prisoners of Watergate, guests toast forgiveness while a giant cake of 15 layers of facsimile documents graces the table. A sculpture of John Dean III tops the cake as an ice statue, and a bugging device is given to each POW as a memento. The satire includes references to wiretapping and CIA pasts, noting diplomats’ weary reactions and a quip about pursuing truth.
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