The Arrogance of Power

by Anthony Summers

  Sex information motive: (“background checks”) Anthony Ulasewicz testimony, E, Bk. 7, p. 2774–; (“all telephone calls”) U.S. Attorney, DC Earl Silbert response to Charles Morgan, Jr., Report, FBI 139-4089-2708, p. 20, int. Charles Morgan; (attention to “sexual”) Alfred Baldwin deposition, July 25, 1996, Exhibit 13, p. 86; Maureen and John Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., Case 92-1807 HHG AK, U.S. Dist. Court DC; (record sealed) Emery, op. cit., p. 238; (“personal matters”) Alfred Baldwin int., reprinted from LAT, Oct. 6, 1972, in FBI 139-4089-1355; (“extremely personal”) Earl Silbert response, supra., (“calls of sexual nature”) Washington Times, Sep. 29, 1996; (Ehrlichman handwritten notes) E, Bk. 7, p. 2940; (“What they were getting”) WHT, Apr. 14, 1973, conv. no. 428-028, WSPF, NP, NA; (Oliver prime mover) “Nomination of Earl Silbert to be Untied States Attorney for the District of Columbia, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Statement of Spencer Oliver,” Apr. 30, 1974, p. 200.

  Maxie Wells: (background) Ida Maxwell Wells deposition, Sep. 19, 1997; Wells v. Liddy, Case JFK-97-946, U.S. Dist. Court Dist. of MD, N. Div., pp. 97–; (“I’ve developed crisis”) M. Wells letter to J. Roberts, Exhibit 21, in Wells v. Liddy, supra.; (“pretty wild”) Wells deposition, supra., p. 99; (“kind of appalled”) ibid., p. 111–; (“Marty & I”) ibid., pp. 85, 88, 101; (“talk to sweeties”) ibid., p. 245.

  Bailley: (allegation) Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 129; WP, June 10, 1972; (convicted) WP, Oct. 26, 1972.

  Plans to use prostitutes: (“call girl bit”) John Mitchell testimony, E, Bk. 4, p. 1610; (houseboat) Liddy, op. cit., p. 274; Howard Hunt testimony, E, Bk. 9, p. 3741; (Baltimore madam) Dean, Blind Ambition, op. cit., p. 83; int. John Dean, in “Watergate: The Break-in,” Lapping series, supra.; (Prostitute use in DC) Jeb Magruder testimony, E, Bk. 2, p. 788; Magruder American Life, op. cit., p. 178; Liddy, op. cit., p. 286; (Hunt re: “accusations”) G. Goldman to file, re: int. Bernard Barker, Sep. 13, 1973, Barker memo folder, Box 99, E, NA; (straitlaced?) int. Lawrence Higby; eds. Strober, Nixon, op. cit., p. 62; (“perverted”) notes of int. Edward Morgan, for Pacific News Service, in Stanley Kutler collection.

  Columbia Plaza prostitution/Ralabate record: (arrest records) records of Superior Court, D.C. and Metropolitan PD criminal history record for Lillian Lee Lori listing offenses 1963–1972, including notations of addresses at Apts. 204 and 901 at 2440 Virginia Ave., NW (Columbia Plaza Apt.) re: “disorderly house” charge, Apr. 4, 1972. Research for author by Alex Kramer Research, ints. Eugene Zoglio, deposition of Carl Shoffler, Mar. 13, 1995, Maureen and John Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., Case 92-1807(HHG), U.S. Dist. Court DC, p. 55, deposition of John Rudy (former asst. U.S. attorney), June 19, 1996, Maureen and John Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., supra., p. 202–, int. Barbara Ralabate (aka Lil Lori); (Democrats involved) Rudy deposition, supra., p. 245–; (“arranged for liaisons”) ibid., p. 321–; (filmed/recorded) ibid., p. 246–.

  Russell: (and Washington whores) int. William Birely; int. Gordon Hess (former police officer) in Jim Hougan Collection; Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 116; int. Wm. Birely; (“I had 3 or 4”) int. Robert Smith, and see Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 118 (re: similar information of Kennard Smith and Bernard Fensterwald), int. Gordon Hess, supra.; (Russell named prostitute) ibid.

  Sex angle in Oval Office: (Dean briefs RN) WHT, Sep. 15, 1972, conv. 779-002, WSPF, NP, NA, p. 39, the lawyer was Henry Rothblatt; (Dean/Haldeman memo) John Dean to H. R. Haldeman, Sep. 12, 1972, E, Bk. 3, p. 1177–, and see E, Bk. 4, p. 1470, the copy of the original memo, supplied to the author by John Dean, bears a checked capital “P,” probably indicating that Nixon saw or discussed the memo; (Maroulis) int. Peter Maroulis, Donna Rothblatt was also interviewed.

  Xaviera Hollander case: (Colson tip) Charles Colson to John Dean, attaching note from Life’s Bill Lambert, Oct. 27, 1971, and John Caulfield’s post Nov. 22, 1971 report to John Dean, supplied to author; (Mosbacher) ibid., and Terry Lenzner to Mark Lackritz, Sep. 22, 1973, re: T. Ulasewicz Investigations, in Defendant Len Colodny’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, John and Maureen Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., supra., Exhibit 226; (“blackmail” headline) NYT, Nov. 20, 1971; (Hollander book) Xaviera Hollander with Robin Moore and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker, New York: Dell, 1972; (“one of the hierarchy”) Xaviera Hollander, Xaviera, New York: Warner, 1973, p. 419; (deported) NYT, Nov. 19, 1971, Apr. 18, 29, 1972; (wiretapper fled) NYT, Sep. 15, 17, 1972, ints. Robin Moore, Theodore Ratinoff; (“Thank you, Tricky”) Hollander, Xaviera, op. cit., p. 13; (“W. Hse. . . . kicked out”) ints. Robin Moore; (report revealed) House Select Cttee. on Intelligence report (“Pike Report”), disclosed at length in Village Voice, Feb. 16, 1976; (King Hussein) Wise, Police State, op. cit., pp. 184, 411; (“whatever his taste”) int. Carl Feldbaum; (Ziegler denial) int. Ronald Ziegler; (“white as a sheet”) Dean, Blind Ambition, op. cit., p. 41.

  Mosbacher: (job) Safire, op. cit., p. 129; Mar. 1, 1970 entry, HD, p. 133; (resignation) WHT, June 23, 1972, conv. no. 741-002, p. 8, WSPF, NA; (dead) Aug. 13, 1997, at Mosbacher entry, britannica.com.

  Ruwe: (i/c social events) Apr. 14, 1969 entry, HD, p. 49; (veteran) Witcover, op. cit., pp. 10, 124, 134, 170, 233; Ehrlichman, op. cit., pp. 14, 24, 30; TW68, p. 6; int. Robert Odle; (“We have 10 Arabs”) int. Bill Bagley.

  Rikan: (background) see author’s note for this chapter, number 17; (knew Dean & [later wife] Maureen) Maureen Dean with Hayes Gorey, Mo, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975, pp. 13, 15, 40, 48, 63, 79, 264, 272; (“Heidi is identified in index as Heidi Rikan) Dean, Blind Ambition, op. cit., pp. 328–; “Erika AKA Heidi L. Rikan Certification of Death,” State of PA, Jan. 27, 1990, Reading [PA] Eagle, Jan. 28, 1990; (maid) Mary Banks deposition, Sep. 28, 1993, Maureen and John Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., supra., pp. 10–, 25, 33, 35; Washington Star/Dean follow-up: (story) Evening Star, June 9, 1972; (“big folderol”) int. Pete Kinsey; (Rudy/Dean mtg.) John Dean deposition, Sep. 12, 1995; Maureen and John Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., supra., pp. 118, 122, 123; John Dean deposition, Sep. 15, 1995, supra., p. 64–; John Rudy deposition, Apr. 11, 1996, supra., p. 185–; transcript of Len Colodny int. of John Rudy, Apr. 4, 1989, defendant Len Colodny’s motion for partial summary judgment; John and Maureen Dean v. St. Martin’s Press et al., supra., refs. in Exhibits, and int. John Dean by Jim Hougan, Jim Hougan Collection.

  Ruwe after resignation:Good Housekeeping, July 1976, SF Chronicle, June 12, 1981; “Newsmakers” column, Newsweek, Aug. 24, 1981; February Group Directory, Summer 1979.

  “The directions that I received”: deposition of John Rudy, June 19, 1996; Maureen and John Dean v. St. Martins’ Press et al., supra., pp. 203, 205.

  “balance of terror”: Liddy, op. cit., p. 251.

  Magruder: John Ehrlichman mtg. with Jeb Magruder and attorneys, Ref. no. 7304141, NP, NA.

  Sturgis: int. Frank Sturgis by Andrew St. George, True, Aug. 1974; int. Andrew St. George.

  O’Brien as target: (“Op. O’Brien”) ed. Oudes, op. cit., p. xxix; (home burglaries/phones) Lawrence O’Brien oral history, Dec. 10, 1987, transcript, XXXI, p. 16–, JFKL; Lawrence O’Brien, No Final Victories, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974, p. 346– and see [re: intent to burgle/bug apartments] McCord, op. cit., p. 19 and James McCord testimony, E, Bk. p. 174; (Hunt “alternate plan”) Schorr, op. cit., p. 14; (get “information that CREEP”) Lawrence O’Brien oral history, Dec. 11, 1987, transcript, XXXI, p. 38, JFKL; (“simple as that”) O’Brien, op. cit., p. 345; (Liddy on what Democrats had) Liddy, op. cit., p. 325; (“shit file”) int. Frank Sturgis by Andrew St. George, True, Aug. 1974; (“believe in Santa Clus”) int. Len Garment in eds. Strober, Nixon, op. cit., pp. 319, 322; (Liddy/” war”) Ulasewicz, op. cit., p. 237.

  Chapter 31

  “Watergate has done”: int. Robert Finch in ed. Miller, Breaking of the President, op. cit., Vol. 1, p. 130.

  Vann ceremonies: Sheehan, op. cit., pp. 3–, 753–.

  RN to Bahamas:MEM, p. 625, June 16, 1972 entry, HD, CD.

  Bu
rglary June 16/17: (movements/evening) NM, p. 203–; Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 178–; Hunt, Undercover, op cit., p. 239–; Liddy, op. cit., p. 331–; (Baldwin) LAT, Oct. 5, 1972; (Puppet People) Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 195; (burglars’ tasks) NM, p. 206; McCord, op. cit., p. 30; (“I personally checked”) int. Bernard Barker in eds. Strober, Nixon, op. cit., p. 305; (police picked up) ints. Paul Leeper, John Barrett, Carl Shoffler, Thomas Herlihy, Metropolitan Police Dept. Intelligence Division, to John Hughes, June 18, 1972, Hougan Collection; (Russell) int. Ruth Thorne, citing Russell; int. Jean Hooper (daughter) and see Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 192–; (Herlihy report) see Herhlihy to Hughes, supra.

  RN/news of arrests: (told nation June 17) address to the nation about the Watergate investigations, Apr. 30, 1973, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Richard Nixon, 1973, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Gov. Printing Off., 1974, p. 328; (memoirs/Sunday) MEM, p. 625; (Abplanalp) JA, p. 468; (did not accompany) Emery, op. cit., p. 149fn; (Rebozo/Saturday) int. Miami Herald, Mar. 22, 1990; (“They did WHAAT?”) JA, p. 468; (Haldeman) Haldeman with DiMona, op. cit., pp. 5, 8–; (“ashtray”) Charles Colson testimony, R, Bk. III, p. 259; Haldeman with DiMona, op. cit., p. 37; and transcript of int. Charles Colson by Mike Wallace, “Watergate: The Secret Story,” CBS News, June 17, 1992; Emery, op. cit., p. 154; int. Charles Colson for BBC/History Channel; (“Why did he telephone?”) Haldeman with DiMona, op. cit., p. 37.

  First response: (“Track down Magruder”) ibid., p. 31–; (first statement) Magruder, American Life, op. cit., p. 220; (“Idea—get it confused”) Haldeman note of Magruder call, June 18, 1972, NP, NA, and see Emery, op. cit., p. 155–.

  destruction of evidence: (Liddy) Liddy, op. cit., pp. 34–, 347, 359; (McCord deputy) Hougan, Agenda, op. cit., p. 224–; NM, p. 226; (Hunt safe) John Dean testimony, E, Bk. 3, pp. 935, 937; Dean, Blind Ambition, op. cit., p. 114; int. Pete Kinsey; (Gray) Patrick Gray testimony, E, Bk. 9, 0. 3468; (“Maybe . . . little fire”) Magruder, American Life, op. cit., p. 225–; (Mitchell destroyed) McClendon, op. cit., p. 274–.

  Tuesday morning meeting: R, Statement of Inf., Bk. II, p. 23; Emery, op. cit., p. 170; (“make sure files clean”) Gordon Strachan testimony, E, Bk. 6, p. 2458; Haldeman with DiMona, op. cit., p. 39–.

  RN Tuesday: (alone) RN daily diary, June 20, 1972, R, Bk. II, p. 243; (sees Ehrlichman) ibid.; (Watergate discussed) Emery, op. cit., p. 173; Ehrlichman, op. cit., p. 318, but see R, Summary of Inf., p. 37–; (Haldeman meeting) ibid., p. 38.

  181⁄2 minute gap: (Haldeman’s notes) R, Statement of Inf., Bk. II, p. 246; (“serious thing”) transcript of proceedings, Nov. 21, 1973, Subpoena Duces Tecum Issued to Pres. Richard M. Nixon for Production of Tapes, Misc. No. 47-73; Rose Mary Woods Legal Corr., Box 20, WH Central files, NP, NA; (ludicrous scene) Ben-Veniste and Frampton, op. cit., p. 177–; Doyle, op. cit., p. 257–; (experts concluded) “Report on Technical Investigation—The EOB Tape of June 20, 1972,” by Advisory Panel on White House Tapes, Box C11 and E, NA, Technology Review, Feb. 1976, Newsweek, Jan. 28, 1974; (Woods insisted only 5 min.) Ben-Veniste and Frampton, op. cit., p. 177; (“Don’t worry”) Ben-Veniste and Frampton, op. cit., p. 177; (“framed”) int. James Bassett by FB, FBP; int. Cynthia Bassett; (RN reviewed tapes) MEM, pp. 902, 918, 975; R, Bk. IX, Pt. 2, p. 528–; Leon Jaworski with Mickey Herskowitz, Confession & Avoidance, Garden City, NY: Anchor Press, 1979, p. 237; (“pushed buttons”) R, Bk. IX, Pt. 2, p. 530; (RN around Woods) “Fact Sheet,” supra.; (“Most likely the President”) Jill Wine Banks, formerly Volner, The Washington Lawyer, July/Aug. 1999; (“Only the President”) Jaworski with Herskowitz, op. cit., p. 236; (Haldeman reconstruction) Haldeman with DiMona, op. cit., p. 17.

  Other events Tuesday, June 20: (RN refused release tapes) R, Summary of Inf., p. 38fn; (“A lot of people think”) WHT, June 20, 1972, conv. no. 342-027, WSPF, NA; (further meeting with Haldeman) WHT, June 20, 1972, transcribed for author and AOP, p. 47–; (“nice touch”) Emery, op. cit., p. 178, citing WHT, June 20, 1972 [Haldeman/RN 4:35 P.M.–5:25 P.M.]; (evening call Mitchell) R, Summ. of Inf., p. 38, R, Stmt. of Inf., BK. II, p. 310; (Dictabelt “tapered with”) “First Conversations Concerning the Break-in,” p. 7, folder 53A.2, Nixon Memoranda, WSPF, NA; (no tapes of 4 calls) ibid., p. 2; Emery, op. cit., p. 508n32, R, Stmt. of Inf., BK II, p. 244; (“A lot of people think . . . anti-Castro Cubans”) Haldeman with DiMona, op. cit., p. 24.

  Rebozo and Watergate: (name came up) WHT, June 21 [3 times], June 22 [twice]; AOP, pp. 52, 57, 61, 63, 65; (“Is Rebozo safe?”) ibid., p. 65 and monitored for author; (lines to Barker/Martinez) Hinckle and Turner, op. cit., pp. 338, 352; ed. Weissman, op. cit., p. 258; eds. Scott, Hoch, and Stetler, op. cit., p. 395; (Ameritas as cover) Watergate Hotel booking records May 26–28, 1972 and refs. to bookings, June 10–19, 1972, police report, June 20, 1972, James Hougan Collection and testimony of Miguel Suarez, U.S. v. Liddy et al., re: Manger Hamilton Hotel booking record, Michael Ewing Collection, NM, p. 197–.

  “no involvement . . . this particular incident”: Emery, op. cit., p. 186.

  Cover-up: (get FBI “turned off”) WHT, June 21, 1972; AOP, p. 50; (“You can’t cover this”) WHT, June 30, 1972; AOP, p. 89; (“The worst thing”) WHT, July 19, 1972; AOP, p. 93; (“cover-up . . . hurts you”) WHT, Sep. 11, 1972; AOP, p. 138; (“A cover-up . . . main ingredient”) WHT, Feb. 14, 1973, conv. no. 855-010.

  June 23, 1972 tape: (FBI one step away) R, Summ. of Inf., p. 39, and Emery, op. cit., p. 186–; (Haldeman offers solution) WHT, June 23, 1972 [2 convs.]; AOP, p. 67–; (“All right, fine”) ibid., p. 68; (“You call them in”) ibid., p. 69; (“no problem”) ibid., p. 70; (“time bomb”) WHT, June 29, 1972; AOP, p. 76.

  RN/tape peril: (“complicates things”) WHT, June 20, 1972; AOP, p. 48.

  RN needing rest: (“trying to get rest”) RN address to nation, Apr. 30, 1973, Historical Documents, 1973, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1974; (time at Key Biscayne, Camp David, San Clemente) June 2–5, June 7–9, June 28–29, July 1–18, 1973; HD, CD; (aides blame fatigue) Osborne, Watch 4, op. cit., p. 106; (“According to associates”) ibid.; (vist to Capitol) McCarthy with Smith, op. cit., p. 21–; (Campbell) int. Lou Campbell.

  RN in control of campaign: McClendon, op. cit., p. 275; int. Elliot Richardson in eds. Miller Center, op. cit., p. 56; Barry Goldwater with Jack Casserly, Goldwater, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1988, p. 261; ed. Miller, Breaking of the President, Vol.5, p. 573, citing Robert Mardian.

  little public consciousness: (Gallup) Manchester, Glory & Dream, op. cit., p. 1287; (Woodward/Bernstein) Barry Sussman, The Great Cover-Up, Arlington, VA: Seven Locks Press, 1992, p. 59–; NM, p. 274; (Nelson) LAT, Oct. 5, 1972, with Ron Ostrow, he obtained an early exclusive in interviewing Alfred Baldwin.

  RN on popular reaction to Watergate: (“I think the country”) WHT, June 21, 1972; AOP, p. 54; (“don’t give a shit about repression”) ibid., p. 59; (“average guy”) WHT, Sep. 8, 1972; AOP, p. 136; (“chicken shit”) WHT, May 1, 1973; AOP, p. 392.

  crimes/plotting continue: (“There should be rifling”) WHT, July 1, 1972; AOP, p. 90; WP, Feb. 15, 1997; (Lungren break-in) Dr. John Lungren affidavit, Nov. 2, 1973, E, Bk. 12, p. 5065–; (Haldeman aide called) Felt, op. cit., p. 223, and Acting FBI Director Patrick Gray testimony, May 31, 1973, Inquiry into the Alleged Involvement of the CIA in the Watergate and Ellsberg Matters, Special Subcttee. on Intelligence, Cttee. on Armed Services, U.S. Hse. of Reps., 94th Cong., 1st Sess., p. 239.

  getting at Democrats/O’Brien persisted: (“still talking in those terms”) int. Jeb Magruder; eds. Strober, Nixon, op. cit., p. 355; Magruder, op. cit., p. 37–; (Fontainebleu bugging?) transcript, NBC Nightly News, Oct. 4, 1973, press files, Box 16, WSPF, NA; (groundwork) Schorr, op. cit., p. 14fn; (Gerstein office break-in) Miami News, Aug. 28, 1972; (Strauss break-in) AP, June 3, 1973; Robert Strauss deposition, May 29, 1973, DNC v. McCord et al., Civic Action 1233- 72, U.S. District Court., DC; (“Go gung-ho”) Atlantic Monthly, June 1989; (“What, if anything?”) WHT, Aug. 3, 1972; AOP,
p. 113; (“Get everything”) WHT, Sep. 8, 1972; AOP, p. 136; (tried hard) Roger Barth testimony, June 6, 1974, E, Bk. 23, p. 11223, Aug. 27, 28, 1972 entries, HD CD, R, Bk. VIII, pp. 334, 337, 345; Johnnie Walters affidavit, June 10, 1974, R, Summary Inf., pp. 142, 222; Reston, op. cit., p. 448; (unlawfully) R, Bk. VIII, p. 28; (“send him to jail”) John Ehrlichman testimony, Feb. 8, 1974, R, Bk. VIII, p. 225; (“cleanest campaign”) Pat Buchanan memo, Nov. 15, 1972, President’s Office File, Box 90, NP, NA.

  Democratic convention: (disaster) TW72, p. 158; Boller, op. cit., 334–.

  Eagleton: (crisis) TW72, p. 193; Schoenbaum, op. cit., p. 178–; ed. Bruce Westley, Journalism Monographs, 35, Aug. 1974, p. 1–; (RN letter) MEM, p. 663–; (“Supposing”) TW72, p. 201; (Deep Throat/Eagleton) Bernstein and Woodward, Men, op. cit., pp. 133, 316, Bradlee, Good Life, op. cit., p. 333; (CREEP plant) NM, pp. 162–, 168; (overheard discussion) St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 24, 1973; (Ehrlichman had possession) Bernstein and Woodward, Men, op. cit., p. 316– and see WHT, May 17, 1973; AOP, p. 521; (“Haldeman once intimated”) int. Alexander Butterfield; in eds. Strober, Nixon, op. cit., p. 266; (RN/Haldeman on exploiting) WHT, July 26, 1972; AOP, p. 106–; (McGovern on Eagleton drink/sedatives) eds. Strober, Nixon, op. cit., p. 265.

  Republican Convention: (background) TW72, p. 239; (“Everything was scheduled”) Cannon, op. cit., p. 126; (Ehrlichman praised) Dickerson, op. cit., p. 201; (Movies) ibid., p. 200, TW72, p. 244; ibid., p. 200, TW72, p. 244; (podium) Spear, op. cit., p. 181; (“join our majority”) TW72, p. 243; (Gallup) WP, Aug. 30, 1972.

  ’72 election: (results) TW72, p. 341–; (“preoccupied”) WP, Apr. 23, 1994; (tooth snapped) MEM, p. 715; (RN/music) ibid.; PAT, p. 352; (with Colson) Colson, op. cit., p. 7–; (“good feeling shattered”) Kissinger, White House Years, op. cit., p. 1406; (resignations) ibid.; Richard Nathan, The Plot That Failed: Nixon & the Administrative Presidency, New York: Wiley, 1975, p. 63; Hillings, op. cit., p. 163; (“maniacal”) Kissinger, White House Years, op. cit., p. 1407; (“1984”) Colson, op. cit., p. 79.