Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). Now, it is possible then that one of two things might have happened. Either there could have been a rescission by President, the word of which rescission you never received. That Is possibility, is it not? John Dean. Well, I note that there are memoranda in here that follow the date of the memorandum I sent and memorandum I had not seen. And I recall that Mr. Huston was still trying to do something about this. Then after I sent that memorandum Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). Yes, but let me just John Dean. So to answer your question, it s very possible that I would not have been aware of, in fact I wasn t aware at all, of rescission. Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). It is also possible there was no rescission. John Dean. And I wasn t aware in full, of an approval. I had a general awareness that you know, I was told see what you can do to get this his plan implemented. Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). But insofar as your firsthand knowledge, and that s all I am interested in. John Dean. Yes, sir. Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). You did implement the first step of the plan. John Dean. That is correct.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). Now, could you tell this committee in your own words of any other contacts that you had with the Internal Security Division insofar as information that could have a political value? Did you have any contacts with the Internal Security Division yourself? John Dean. As I mentioned in my statement, there was a continual request for information regarding demonstrations and particularly information that would embarrass individuals in connection with their relationship with demonstrators or demonstration leaders. The principal liaison Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). Outside of the area of demonstrations, did any information come to you from the Internal Security Division which could have a political value? John Dean. I am sure it could have, but without looking at my files, it s impossible for me to remember what might be.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). Did you have any direct contact with Division 5 of the FBI? John Dean. Division 5 of the FBI? Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). That was Mr. Sullivan's division. John Dean. I knew Mr. Sullivan, but I don t recall having any contact with him when he was at the Internal Security Division. Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). All right. With the CIA? John Dean. No. Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). With the Metropolitan Police? John Dean. I talked to them. In connection with demonstrations I had a number of conversations with the Metropolitan Police. In fact, I had had on my telephone, I had a number of private lines that would go directly to command posts that were concerned with demonstrations. There was one that went to the Defense Department. There was one that went to the Justice Department, to what I should call the old IDIU Unit which did become operational at demonstration time. I had contact, a telephone line to the Mayor's command post and one to the Secret Service command post. So during demonstrations, I did receive information from all these places.
Watergate Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities June 26, 1973 - Testimony of John Dean.
Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). To get over this particular area of inquiry, and I do not want to prolong it, insofar Is Division 5, the CIA, the Metropolitan Police, Military Intelligence John Dean. I am not aware of the term Division 5. Senator Lowell Weicker (R Connecticut). Did you receive information from these entities which was of a political nature? I don t consider information on demonstrations to be of a political nature. It is something that could be applied to all sides but that could be useful politically? John Dean. Senator, I would like to be able to tell you that I can recall, but I cannot recall. And what the answer might be to resolve the question is that the committee might want to go through my files and see what s in there and that would answer the question. Because I have not destroyed any documents and anything I received would be there. My files, of course, are still locked up in the basement of the White House.