Nixon – Page 2 – Tickle The Wire

By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward Washington Post As Sen. Sam Ervin completed his 20-year Senate career in 1974 and issued his final report as chairman of the Senate Watergate committee, he posed the question: “What was Watergate?” Countless answers have been offered in the 40 years since June 17, 1972, when a team of…

FBI Wiretapped NYT Columnist William Safire While He Worked For Govt.

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Conservative columnist William Safire was the subject of an FBI wiretap for four months while he worked for the National Security Council in 1969, according to FBI files released this month. The FBI said the Nixon White House, concerned about leaks of classified material to reporters, asked the FBI…

Make No Mistake: Bank Robber in Nixon Mask is a Crook

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By Allan Lengel For Aol News WASHINGTON — It was in November 1973 that President Richard Nixon famously declared, “I’m not a crook.” Now, nearly 37 years later, a crook has been prancing around Encino, a hilly district in Los Angeles, impersonating our 37th president, wearing a Nixon mask and sticking up banks with a…