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Political Intelligence Fund

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

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1972Date range
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Chronological records

1972

John Newton Mitchell29 September 1972

Politics / Watergate

Reporting identifies Mitchell as controlling a secret Republican fund used to finance political intelligence operations directed against Democrats.

Names involved

John Newton Mitchell

Provenance

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