History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2149 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Plumbers
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The idea
In nineteen seventy-one the White House had assembled a team of plumbers, former CIA operatives, to stop leaks to the press, Digital History records.
In practice
CREEP planning dirty tricks against Nixon's opponents, the anchor says.
Where people slip
On June twenty-third, six days after the break-in, Nixon ordered aides to block the FBI's investigation on grounds of national security, Digital History records.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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