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In 2003 Jeb Magruder claimed that Richard Nixon approved the Watergate plan in a telephone conversation with John N. Mitchell. LaRue denied this and told The Sun Herald newspaper that Magruder lied when he claimed Nixon knew about the break-in.
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Magruder later testified that on March 30, 1972, Mitchell approved a proposal by Liddy that included the Watergate break-in. Mitchell vehemently denied this. Long after the scandal was revealed, investigators could not determine (1) who gave the ultimate order to break into Watergate, or (2) what the conspirators hoped to find there.
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At a follow-up press conference, Weicker called for Haldeman’s resignation since he supervised the people who planned and attempted to cover-up the Watergate break-in. Weicker was blasted by his fellow senators for speaking out of turn, but Weicker had achieved his goal in upping the ante of the investigation.
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June 17, 1997, marks the 25th anniversary of the Watergate break-in that led to the downfall of President Richard M. Nixon. Join HoustonChronicle.com in recalling the most famous scandal in U.S. political history.
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