U.S. v. Nixon: Trivia
U.S. v. Nixon: Trivia
Nixon dirty-tricks-master and White House "Plumber" G. Gordon Liddy went on a lecture tour in the '90s with LSD advocate and new age guru Timothy Leary, whom Nixon once called "the most dangerous man in America." Liddy and Leary took their show on the road to college campuses across the country—a totally unlikely duo trying to make a buck after their glory days were over. (Source)
Watergate "Plumber" E. Howard Hunt considered smearing LSD on the steering wheel of a car owned by journalist and leak-master Jack Anderson, who was very critical of Nixon. He hoped it would leach into his skin and make him crash his car. He also considered drugging Daniel Ellsberg with massive amounts of LSD so when he testified at his trial, he'd look like a babbling, incoherent druggie. (Source)
Frank Willis, the cop that discovered the Watergate burglars, cameoed as himself in the film adaptation of All the President's Men, the story of how Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward broke the Watergate case. (Source)
The hotel where E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy staked out the Watergate is for sale. Want to buy a piece of history? (Source)