Nixon A Guide to Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman Mardian Parkinson Magruder Krogh WATERGATE Liddy CIA Colson McCord Hunt IN COURT Connolly Jacobsen Rebozo Strachan IRS Ulasewicz Kalmbach LaRue Barker Sturgis Kleindienst Gray FBI Dean Silbert Woodward Bernstein Richardson Cox Jaworski Neal THE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OF THE COURT PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOUR Hart MAJOR WATERGATE TRIALS, Sirica INCLUDING INDICTMENTS & EXHIBITS. A Guide to WATERGATE IN COURT A MICROFILM PROJECT OF UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC. 2523 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201 Copyright 0 1975 by University Publications of America, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-89093-039-2 - ISBN 0-89093-040-6 ISBN 0-89093-041-4 - ISBN 0-89093-042-2 Putted jitate* ^tstrttt (Eourt for i\\t ^Btstritt of Columbia Page 3 Criminal No. 1827-72 United States v. George Gordon Liddy, Everette Howard Hunt, James W. McCord, Bernard L. Barker, Eugenia R. Martinez, Frank A. Sturgis, VirgiKo R. Gonzalez Page 9 Criminal No. 74-116 United States v. John D. Ehrlichman, Charles W. Colson, G. Gordon Liddy, Bernard L. Barker, Felipe DeDiego, Eugenia R. Martinez Page 13 Criminal No. 74-110 United States v. John N. Mitchell, Harry R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Robert C. Mardian, Kenneth W. Parkinson Page 25 Criminal No. 74-440 United States v. JohnB. Connolly Pmted ^States ^Btstrict (Eourt for i{\t District of Columbia Criminal No. 1827-72 United States v. George Gordon Liddy, Everette Howard Hunt, James W. McCord, Bernard L. Barker, Eugenia R. Martinez, Frank A. Sturgis, Virgilio R. Gonzalez Proceedings before the Honorable John J. Sirica, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia Appearances on behalf of the United States: Earl Silbert, Assistant U.S. Attorney; Seymour Glanzer, Assistant U.S. Attorney; Donald Camp- bell, Assistant U.S. Attorney. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Liddy: Peter L. Maroulis, Esq.; Thomas A. Kennelly, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Hunt: William 0. Bittman, Esq.; Austin S. Mittler, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant McCord: Gerald Alch, Esq.; Ber- nard Shankman, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendants Barker, Martinez, Sturgis, and Gonzalez: Henry B. Rothblatt, Esq.; Donald Cope, Esq. Reell January 10,1973 Voir dire examination of: Theodore Herrera 3 Virgilio Gonzalez 8 Opening statement on behalf of the United States 15 Opening statement on behalf of Defendant McCord 76 Opening statement on behalf of Defendants Barker, Gonzalez, Martinez, and Sturgis 79 January 11,1973 Plea of Defendant Hunt 106 WITNESSES: Colon Alford 158 George C. Mumford, Jr 165 Eric M. Jaffe 172 Robert B. Fletcher 181 Thomas Gregory 210 January 12,1973 Proceedings, pages 302-352, ordered sealed by the Court. January 15,1973 Plea of Defendants Barker, Martinez, Sturgis, and Gonzalez 357 Arguments on motion for mistrial 426 Rulings by the Court 440 WITNESSES: Thomas Gregory 452 January 16,1973 WITNESSES: Thomas Gregory 522 Frank Wills 575 John B. Barrett 586 Paul W. Leeper 710 Carl M. Shoffler 721 Richard A. Hamilton 727 Larry Linville 736 January 17,1973 WITNESSES: Robert E. Denell 756 Donald G. Cherry 831 John B. Barrett 849 Paul W. Leeper 853 Carl M. Shoffler 857 Richard A. Hamilton 862 Larry Linville 865 Donald G. Cherry 868 Lawrence Cunningham 873 Larry K. Muncy 875 Carlos J. Neal 885 Paul Chapman 909 Alfred C. Baldwin, III 914 January 19,1973 WITNESSES: Alfred C. Baldwin, III 1028 January 22,1973 WITNESSES: Robert A. Wait 1094 Michael D. Caddy 1106 Alfred C. Baldwin, III 1225 Voirdire examination of Michael D. Caddy 1244 Reel 2 January 23,1973 Bond hearing re Barker, Sturgis, Martinez, and Gonzalez 1279 WITNESSES: Robert F. Bennett 1323 Robert C. Olde, Jr 1346 Jeb Magruder 1400 Herbert Porter 1423 Hugh W. Sloan, Jr 1431 Ectore Reynaldo 1472 January 24,1973 WITNESSES: Roysanford Scherrer 1512 John S. Wilburn, Jr 1519 Dora Wilt 1528 David P. Quinn 1535 Judith R. Aldock 1538 Joseph B. Parsons 1561 Linda L. Jones 1599 Morton B. Jackson 1604 Stanley R. Greigg 1619 Harry A. Collot 1627 Melvin J. Stern 1634 January 26,1973 Proceedings, pages 1676-1690, ordered sealed by the Court. Proceedings in chambers 1691 WITNESSES: Michael Richardson 1760 Kathleen A. Chenow 1771 Richard H. Everett 1780 Leonard Glasser 1792 Michael J. Brennan 1811 Miguel A. Suarez 1820 Franco Rovere 1830 Margaret Schiller 1837 Bruce Kehrli 1847 Daniel C. Mahan 1859 Thomas H. Murphy 1865 Ida M. Wells 1874 January 29,1973 WITNESSES: Fred Fielding 1903 Robert S. Oliver 1909 Michael D. Caddy 1946 Robert L. Houston 1949 Sister Mary Riley 1957 Rev. Archie S. Oliver, Jr 1962 Rev. Walter C. Smith, Jr 1965 Robert C. Olde 1971 Roger V. Earth 1973 William D. Novelli 1996 Dennis J. McClure 1999 Michael D. Caddy 2002 Frank B. Shemanski 2004 Angelo J. Lano 2008 Closing argument on behalf of the United States 2028 January 30,1973 Closing argument on behalf of Defendant Liddy 2076 Closing argument on behalf of Defendant McCord 2108 Rebuttal argument on behalf of the United States 2160 Court's charge to the jury 2184 Verdict 2247 March 22,1973 Sentencing 1-47 Putted jitates District Court for tip ^Btdrtct of Columbia Criminal No. 74-116 United States v. John D. Ehrlichman, Charles W. Colson, G. Gordon Liddy, Bernard L. Barker, Felipe DeDiego, Eugenio R. Martinez Proceedings before the Honorable Gerhard A. Gesell, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia Appearances on behalf of the United States: William Merrill, Associate Special Prosecutor; Philip J. Bakes and Charles Breyer, Assistant Spe- cial Prosecutors. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Ehrlichman: John J. Wilson, Esq.; Frank H. Strickler, Esq.; William S. Frates, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Colson: Sidney Dickstein, Esq.; David Shapiro, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Liddy: Peter L. Maroulis, Esq.; Charles F. Barker, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendants Barker and Martinez: Daniel E. Schultz, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant DeDiego: Dana Brigham, Esq.; Henry Rothblatt, Esq. Reell March 14,1974 Arraignments and Status Conference 3 June 26,1974 Voir dire examination of the jury 3 June 27,1974 Voir dire examination of the jury 299 June 28,1974 Opening statement on behalf of the United States 537 Opening statement on behalf of Defendant Ehrlichman 586 Opening statement on behalf of Defendant Liddy 597 Opening statement on behalf of Defendants Barker and Martinez . 603 WITNESSES: Michael Haigwood 666 Clinton Brickley 672 Lewis J. Fielding 680 E. Howard Hunt, Jr 729 July 1,1974 WITNESSES: E. Howard Hunt, Jr 848 David R. Young 938 July 2,1974 WITNESSES: David R. Young 1094 Kathleen A. Chenow 1219 EgilKrogh, Jr 1261 Reel 2 July 3,1974 WITNESSES: EgilKrogh, Jr 1328 Charles W. Colson 1381 Joseph D. Baroody 1448 Robert E. Cushman, Jr 1454 Charles A. Regan 1526 Earl J. Silbert 1546 July 5,1974 WITNESSES: Gertrude B. Frye 1580 Cecil Emerson 1596 Geoff Shepard 1602 Karen Sheinberg 1611 Jana Hruska 1712 Todd Hullin 1748 Bernard M. Malloy 1771 Arthur Fletcher 1789 JulyS, 1974 WITNESSES: William J. Wilkins 1807 Paul Patton 1813 John D. Ehrlichman 1815 July 9,1974 WITNESSES: John D. Ehrlichman 2033 William M. Treadwell 2118 Eugenio R. Martinez 2147 Bernard L. Barker 2184 Guy Vanderjagt 2223 Renirdo Blanco 2225 July 10,1974 WITNESSES: Manuel F. Artime 2247 Luis Conte-Aguero 2251 Max L. Menendez 2255 Henry A. Kissinger 2292 July 11,1974 Closing argument on behalf of the United States 2313 Closing argument on behalf of Defendant Ehrlichman 2377 Closing argument on behalf of Defendant Liddy 2429 Closing argument on behalf of Defendants Barker and Martinez ... 2444 Rebuttal argument on behalf of the United States 2478 July 12,1974 Court's charge to the jury 2506 Court's discussion with counsel 2547 Verdict 2557 Putted ^tate0 Jtatrtct Court for tlje *9t£trttt of (Columbia Criminal No. 74-110 United States v. John N. Mitchell, Harry R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Robert C. Mardian, Kenneth W. Parkinson Proceedings before the Honorable John J. Sirica, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia Appearances on behalf of the United States: James Neal, Associate Special Prosecutor; Richard Ben-Veniste, Jill Wine Volner, George Frampton, Gerald Goldman, Peter Rient, Larry Isian, and Carl Feld- baum, Assistant Special Prosecutors. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Mitchell: William Hundley, Esq.; Plato Cacheris, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Haldeman: John J. Wilson, Esq.; Frank Strickler, Esq.; Ross O'Donoghue, Esq.; John Brennan, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Ehrlichman: William Frates, Esq.; Andrew Hall, Esq.; Spencer Jones, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Mardian: Davis Bress, Esq.; Thom- as Green, Esq. Appearances on behalf of Defendant Parkinson: Jacob Stein, Esq.; Nicholas McConnell, Esq. Proceedings, pages 1-2260, consisting of voir dire of the jury, ordered sealed by the Court. Reell October 14,1974 Opening statement on behalf of the United States 2264 October 15,1974 Opening statement on behalf of Defendant Ehrlichman 2416 Opening statement on behalf of Defendant Mardian 2466 October 16,1974 Opening statement on behalf of Defendant Parkinson 2568 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 2612 October 17,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 2816 October 18,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 2976 October 21,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 3139 October 22,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 3253 October 23,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 3421 Reel 2 October 24,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 3621 October 25,1974 WITNESSES: John W. Dean, III 3831 October 28,1974 WITNESSES: E. Howard Hunt 4104 October 29,1974 WITNESSES: E. Howard Hunt 4307 Jeb Stuart Magruder 4502 October 30,1974 WITNESSES: Jeb Stuart Magruder 4528 October 31,1974 WITNESSES: Jeb Stuart Magruder 4767 November 1,1974 WITNESSES: Jeb Stuart Magruder 4936 Reel 3 November 4,1974 WITNESSES: Jeb Stuart Magruder 5248 Robert A.