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Watergate was an oligarchic hiccup, given that the most plausible reason for the Nixon White House–directed break-in at the Democratic National Committee was to retrieve evidence Nixon believed (wrongly) to be there of a $100,000 cash bribe (or perhaps $50,000) that he’d accepted from the billionaire Howard Hughes.
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The Nixon White House break-in at the DNC was to retrieve evidence of a bribe Nixon accepted from Howard Hughes.
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{ "event": "Watergate break-in", "topic": "Bribery", "person": "Howard Hughes", "source_type": "News Article", "organization": "Democratic National Committee" } - UUID
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- September 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM (3 days ago)
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- September 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM (3 days ago)
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