President Nixon and chief of staff H. R. Haldeman discuss a suggestion by Nixon campaign chief John Mitchell regarding the…
During a conversation on how to best use the “Pentagon Papers” to their own advantage (see June 17, 1971), President…
Nixon aide Charles Colson and Colson’s aide George Bell begin working on an “enemies list,” people and organizations the White…
President Nixon approves the “Huston Plan” for greatly expanding domestic intelligence-gathering by the FBI, CIA and other agencies. Four days…
President Nixon meets with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, CIA Director Richard Helms, and the heads of the NSA and…
July 15 1970: Huston Plan – In a 43-page memo, White House official Tom Huston persuaded the heads of the…
Nixon had a favorite young dirty trickster, former Young Americans for Freedom president Tom Charles Huston. He signed memos “Cato…