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mahatmakanejeeves

(62,653 posts) Sat Jun 17, 2023, 07:02 AM Jun 2023

On this day, June 17, 1972, the Watergate break-in happened.

Thu Jun 17, 2021: On this day, June 17, 1972, the Watergate break-in happened.

Watergate break-in was {today} 1972:

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On this day, June 17, 1972, the Watergate break-in happened. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 OP

Howard Hughes underpants Jun 2023 #1

Hughes? ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #2

The theory I read said Hughes was the target/reason underpants Jun 2023 #3

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1. Howard Hughes

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Sat Jun 17, 2023, 08:22 AM

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One of the interesting theories on why they did this was that they were looking for information on Howard Hughes. Hughes made his money from oil drilling bits. He had loaned Nixon’s brother money at one point and CREEP was worried he was hedging bets by either donating money or giving information to the Dems.

I haven’t watched the Woody Harrelson series. In “Gaslit” (Julia Robert’s and Sean Penn) the Cubans involved in this were saying “Why are you doing this? Your guy is going to win”.