Nixon aides clash over clemency and CIA role in Watergate
Phase 1 of the Watergate hearings ends with key figures disputing executive clemency offers and who knew what. Testimony highlights McCord Caulfield Barker and Gray on whether the White House sanctioned the operation, pressured plea deals, or tried to deflect CIA involvement.
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Gray
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Watergate Background and CIA Defense Claims
Fragmentary notes suggest a defense theory that the Watergate operation was a CIA action. The text references a claim that no suggestion was made to use a CIA defense with Mr. McCord.
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