Samuel Dash25 March 1973
Says James McCord has begun naming participants and providing a fuller account of the Watergate operation after two committee interviews.
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Says James McCord has begun naming participants and providing a fuller account of the Watergate operation after two committee interviews.
Senate Watergate Committee lawyer Sam Dash told reporters that he had interviewed James McCord twice, and that McCord had "named names" and had begun supplying a full and honest accounts of the Watergate operation.
Leaks following McCord's closed Senate testimony contribute to the committee's decision to conduct later Watergate hearings in public.
McCord tells Senate investigators that G. Gordon Liddy said John Mitchell had approved the burglary and surveillance operation.
McCord testifies for about five hours in a closed session of the Senate Watergate Committee.
McCord alleges to Senate investigators that White House Special Counsel Charles Colson knew about the Watergate operation in advance.
McCord tells investigators that G. Gordon Liddy said senior Nixon campaign officials had approved the burglary and surveillance operation.
James McCord testified before the Senate Watergate Committee in a closed 5-hour session. There were so many leaks to the press that committee leaders decided to conduct all future hearings in public session.
and that White House Special Counsel to the President Charles Colson knew about the Watergate operation in advance
He announced his own ongoing investigation, and promised to reveal "major new developments" in the future.
President Nixon made a brief statement before the White House Press Corps that his White House aides and staff would appear before the Senate Watergate Committee if asked.
Announces that White House aides will appear before the Senate committee if requested and promises major new developments from his own review.
The Senate Watergate committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice Department’s special prosecutor for Watergate.
The Senate Watergate committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice Department’s special prosecutor for Watergate.
The Senate Watergate committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice Department’s special prosecutor for Watergate
The Senate Watergate committee begins its nationally televised hearings. Attorney General-designate Elliot Richardson taps former solicitor general Archibald Cox as the Justice Department’s special prosecutor for Watergate
Former White House Counsel John Dean did indeed made these allegations. He began with a seven-hour opening statement in which he laid out his knowledge of the entire campaign of White House espionage.
Begins televised testimony with a lengthy opening statement describing White House efforts to contain the scandal and implicating senior administration officials.
Former White House Counsel John Dean did indeed made these allegations. He began with a seven-hour opening statement in which he laid out his knowledge of the entire campaign of White House espionage.
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