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Political Intelligence Assignment

United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971

George Gordon Liddy4 November 1971

Washington · Politics / Watergate

White House officials select Liddy to run a secret political intelligence operation for Nixon's reelection campaign instead of other candidates considered for the assignment.

Names involved

George Gordon Liddy

Provenance

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