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Richard Nixon: Looking inward

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Watergate - Watergate, Watergate

The first war began in 19 70, before the pentagon papers. Nixon believed in carrying out the vietnam war and there was this vast anti war movement which was having an impact. They developed what's called the houston plan to break into homes and offices of people who were connected with the anti war movement. It was later rescended when the fbi director, j edgar hoover objected. Third phase is to take that howard hunt gordon liddy team and send it over to the campaign. And then 17 wire taps on reporters and people in the nixon white house thought to be leaking.

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