Your editor sends you to report on the break in at the Watergate building, which is also the Democratic National Committee's headquarters. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but you're willing to do some digging.
It's just another day as a junior reporter at The Washington Post. You know that a big story could make your career... but only the top reporters get the big stories. Looks like you're going to have to find one yourself.
Head to the courthouse
The burglars were caught right away, of course. But... that's weird... they had bugging (listening devices) with them? And you know their attorney is expensive. Maybe this isn't an ordinary burglary...
Listen in on the testimony
You listen to one of the burglars, James W. McCord, jr. He tells the judge that he recently retired from a government job. Judge: Where did you work? McCord: *whispers* CIA.
Do some digging on McCord
You discover that James McCord has accepted a new job - he's the security coordinator for President Richard Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President, or the CRP. You start calling it CREEP. And there sure does seem to be something creepy here... but you'll need to talk to sources to learn more.
Interview sources
Interview more sources
Click on a source to interview them. More sources on the next page!
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Fundraises for CREEP
James W. McCord, jr.
Secret Informant
More sources
Caught breaking in to the Watergate Hotel
Top-ranking government official
Judy Hoback Miller
G. Gordon Liddy
Arrested near the break-in; watched it unfold
Bookkeeper for CREEP
Martha Mitchell
Back
Attorney General's wife
No way. I've gotten in enough trouble already - you'll have to find someone else more willing to talk.
James W. McCord, jr.
Back to sources
Sure, there's lots I can tell you... but my career is at risk, so you can't put my name in the papers. If you want to talk to me, you'll need to give me a signal, and we'll meet in a parking garage. Sound good?
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
No
Yes
The burglars were paid from a "slush fund" (that's a large supply of money used for illegal purposes) run by Nixon's Committee to Re-elect the President, or CREEP. They planned the whole thing.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Whoa! So... case closed, right?
How do I know I can trust you?
You don't. Since my identity has to be a secret, you'll need a lot more proof than just my word. Keep digging... and follow the money.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Back to sources
Not so fast. Since my identity has to be a secret, you'll need more proof than just my word. Keep digging... and follow the money.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Back to sources
Suit yourself. Good luck. Just know... this goes higher up than you think.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Back to sources
We can talk, but you can't use my name. I used to be the treasurer of Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), but I resigned. I'll tell you why...
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Only if I can use your name
Tell me more!
They were doing some shady stuff. They have a "slush fund" of money that they use for all sorts of... suspicious purposes. I didn't want to be involved in that.
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Can you tell me about the Watergate break-in?
Who is in charge of the slush fund?
No one ever told me about Watergate. But I was ordered to pay a man named G. Gordon Liddy $199,000 to set up an “intelligence network." Now he's been arrested for the break-in. I wonder what that "intelligence network" really was...
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Back to sources
The people running the slush fund are H.R. Haldeman (Nixon's Chief of Staff), John Mitchell (the Attorney General of the U.S. and head of CREEP), and Maurice Stans (U.S. Secretary of Commerce and CREEP's head of finance).
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Back to sources
No way. It's too dangerous. Best of luck to you.
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Back to sources
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
What can you tell us about the Watergate break-in?
What's up with this check?
I cash a lot of checks... but I remember that. It was a donation to Nixon's campaign, so I gave it to Maurice Stans, the head of finance for Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP).
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
How did it end up in the bank account of one of the Watergate burglars?
Sure...
Watergate? The hotel in Washington? Oh right, I heard there was a break-in. No, I couldn't tell you anything about that. What a weird question...
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Back to sources
It DID? I can't explain that. That would have been Maurice Stans, not me. But he's the U.S. Secretary of Commerce... I find it hard to believe he'd do something like that...
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Back to sources
Hey, believe what you want. Are you even a reporter? Don't call me again. *beeeeeeeeeeeep*
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Back to sources
What do you want? You already know everything you need to know. You heard in court that I watched the whole thing, and that the burglars had my contact info. So what if I was involved with CREEP? That means nothing.
G. Gordon Liddy
If CREEP is innocent, prove it.
Did other people in CREEP know about the break-in?
My father didn't raise a snitch or a rat. I'm not talking.
G. Gordon Liddy
Back to sources
You're just a journalist, I don't have to prove anything to you! Get lost.
G. Gordon Liddy
Back to sources
Please, listen to me! Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but I'm not. Something is going on with CREEP, and it's worse than you think.
Martha Mitchell
How do you know?
What has CREEP done?
They have something to do with that break-in at Watergate. That guy, James McCord, is CREEP's security coordinator - and my daughter's bodyguard!
Martha Mitchell
How do you know?
So what?
My husband, John Mitchell, is the Attorney General of the U.S. That basically means he's the "top cop." But he's also the head of CREEP.
Martha Mitchell
Why does everyone think you're crazy?
This all seems like a coincidence.
I suspected they were up to something, so I told my husband I would call a reporter. Then, I was KIDNAPPED! When I tried to escape, I was DRUGGED!
Martha Mitchell
Why are you telling me all this?
Yeah, you are crazy...
No! Please! I swear it's true! Believe me!
Martha Mitchell
Back to sources
At first I defended my husband. But in the middle of all this, he left me... He's a crook. I hope you take him down.
Martha Mitchell
Back to sources
At first I defended my husband. But in the middle of all this, he left me... He's a crook. I hope you take him down.
Martha Mitchell
Back to sources
I didn't mean to get into all this. I just keep track of the money for Nixon's campaign. It was supposed to be a regular job...
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
What do you know?
I saw proof - hard proof - that CREEP had an illegal fund that was paying money to people involved in the Watergate break-in. But now all that evidence has been destroyed.
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Who was being paid from the slush fund?
Why didn't you tell the FBI?
I did tell the FBI! But they're not doing anything about it! And now, I think my phones are being tapped... I'm afraid to say more.
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Don't be ridiculous.
Can you give me initials of who was paid from the slush fund?
I'm afraid to tell you. I think my phones are tapped...
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Can you give me their initials?
Don't be ridiculous.
It's not ridiculous. When this all comes out, you'll see...
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Back to sources
The people deserve to know the truth. G.L. That's all I can give you for now.
Judy Hoback Miller
Back to sources
Have you gathered all the information?
When you've spoken to every source and made every connection... you can take your notes to your boss for review.
Submit for review!
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Transcript
Your editor sends you to report on the break in at the Watergate building, which is also the Democratic National Committee's headquarters. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but you're willing to do some digging.
It's just another day as a junior reporter at The Washington Post. You know that a big story could make your career... but only the top reporters get the big stories. Looks like you're going to have to find one yourself.
Head to the courthouse
The burglars were caught right away, of course. But... that's weird... they had bugging (listening devices) with them? And you know their attorney is expensive. Maybe this isn't an ordinary burglary...
Listen in on the testimony
You listen to one of the burglars, James W. McCord, jr. He tells the judge that he recently retired from a government job. Judge: Where did you work? McCord: *whispers* CIA.
Do some digging on McCord
You discover that James McCord has accepted a new job - he's the security coordinator for President Richard Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President, or the CRP. You start calling it CREEP. And there sure does seem to be something creepy here... but you'll need to talk to sources to learn more.
Interview sources
Interview more sources
Click on a source to interview them. More sources on the next page!
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Fundraises for CREEP
James W. McCord, jr.
Secret Informant
More sources
Caught breaking in to the Watergate Hotel
Top-ranking government official
Judy Hoback Miller
G. Gordon Liddy
Arrested near the break-in; watched it unfold
Bookkeeper for CREEP
Martha Mitchell
Back
Attorney General's wife
No way. I've gotten in enough trouble already - you'll have to find someone else more willing to talk.
James W. McCord, jr.
Back to sources
Sure, there's lots I can tell you... but my career is at risk, so you can't put my name in the papers. If you want to talk to me, you'll need to give me a signal, and we'll meet in a parking garage. Sound good?
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
No
Yes
The burglars were paid from a "slush fund" (that's a large supply of money used for illegal purposes) run by Nixon's Committee to Re-elect the President, or CREEP. They planned the whole thing.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Whoa! So... case closed, right?
How do I know I can trust you?
You don't. Since my identity has to be a secret, you'll need a lot more proof than just my word. Keep digging... and follow the money.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Back to sources
Not so fast. Since my identity has to be a secret, you'll need more proof than just my word. Keep digging... and follow the money.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Back to sources
Suit yourself. Good luck. Just know... this goes higher up than you think.
Secret Informant
Top-ranking government official
Back to sources
We can talk, but you can't use my name. I used to be the treasurer of Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), but I resigned. I'll tell you why...
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Only if I can use your name
Tell me more!
They were doing some shady stuff. They have a "slush fund" of money that they use for all sorts of... suspicious purposes. I didn't want to be involved in that.
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Can you tell me about the Watergate break-in?
Who is in charge of the slush fund?
No one ever told me about Watergate. But I was ordered to pay a man named G. Gordon Liddy $199,000 to set up an “intelligence network." Now he's been arrested for the break-in. I wonder what that "intelligence network" really was...
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Back to sources
The people running the slush fund are H.R. Haldeman (Nixon's Chief of Staff), John Mitchell (the Attorney General of the U.S. and head of CREEP), and Maurice Stans (U.S. Secretary of Commerce and CREEP's head of finance).
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Back to sources
No way. It's too dangerous. Best of luck to you.
Hugh W. Sloan, jr.
Treasurer of CREEP
Back to sources
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
What can you tell us about the Watergate break-in?
What's up with this check?
I cash a lot of checks... but I remember that. It was a donation to Nixon's campaign, so I gave it to Maurice Stans, the head of finance for Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP).
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
How did it end up in the bank account of one of the Watergate burglars?
Sure...
Watergate? The hotel in Washington? Oh right, I heard there was a break-in. No, I couldn't tell you anything about that. What a weird question...
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Back to sources
It DID? I can't explain that. That would have been Maurice Stans, not me. But he's the U.S. Secretary of Commerce... I find it hard to believe he'd do something like that...
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Back to sources
Hey, believe what you want. Are you even a reporter? Don't call me again. *beeeeeeeeeeeep*
Kenneth M. Dahlberg
Back to sources
What do you want? You already know everything you need to know. You heard in court that I watched the whole thing, and that the burglars had my contact info. So what if I was involved with CREEP? That means nothing.
G. Gordon Liddy
If CREEP is innocent, prove it.
Did other people in CREEP know about the break-in?
My father didn't raise a snitch or a rat. I'm not talking.
G. Gordon Liddy
Back to sources
You're just a journalist, I don't have to prove anything to you! Get lost.
G. Gordon Liddy
Back to sources
Please, listen to me! Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but I'm not. Something is going on with CREEP, and it's worse than you think.
Martha Mitchell
How do you know?
What has CREEP done?
They have something to do with that break-in at Watergate. That guy, James McCord, is CREEP's security coordinator - and my daughter's bodyguard!
Martha Mitchell
How do you know?
So what?
My husband, John Mitchell, is the Attorney General of the U.S. That basically means he's the "top cop." But he's also the head of CREEP.
Martha Mitchell
Why does everyone think you're crazy?
This all seems like a coincidence.
I suspected they were up to something, so I told my husband I would call a reporter. Then, I was KIDNAPPED! When I tried to escape, I was DRUGGED!
Martha Mitchell
Why are you telling me all this?
Yeah, you are crazy...
No! Please! I swear it's true! Believe me!
Martha Mitchell
Back to sources
At first I defended my husband. But in the middle of all this, he left me... He's a crook. I hope you take him down.
Martha Mitchell
Back to sources
At first I defended my husband. But in the middle of all this, he left me... He's a crook. I hope you take him down.
Martha Mitchell
Back to sources
I didn't mean to get into all this. I just keep track of the money for Nixon's campaign. It was supposed to be a regular job...
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
What do you know?
I saw proof - hard proof - that CREEP had an illegal fund that was paying money to people involved in the Watergate break-in. But now all that evidence has been destroyed.
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Who was being paid from the slush fund?
Why didn't you tell the FBI?
I did tell the FBI! But they're not doing anything about it! And now, I think my phones are being tapped... I'm afraid to say more.
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Don't be ridiculous.
Can you give me initials of who was paid from the slush fund?
I'm afraid to tell you. I think my phones are tapped...
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Can you give me their initials?
Don't be ridiculous.
It's not ridiculous. When this all comes out, you'll see...
Judy Hoback Miller
Judy Hoback Miller
Back to sources
The people deserve to know the truth. G.L. That's all I can give you for now.
Judy Hoback Miller
Back to sources
Have you gathered all the information?
When you've spoken to every source and made every connection... you can take your notes to your boss for review.
Submit for review!