All the President's Men

Here comes the President's helicopter, Marine helicopter number one...

landing in the Plaza on the east side of the east front of the Capitol.

Helicopter hovering gently, just off the ground.

Amazing timing. The President flying all the way across the world...

across the Atlantic Ocean...

arriving almost exactly as scheduled at 9:30...

in the Capitol Plaza...

so that he can go up the steps of the House of Representatives...

go into the chamber, and address the members of the House and the Senate...

the Supreme Court, the diplomatic corps of Washington...

all of whom are inside waiting for him...

in the chamber of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker...

the President of the United States.

And the President, accompanied by the Escort Committee...

comes down the central aisle, approaching the podium...

greets members of his Cabinet...

and those who are waiting to be confirmed as members of his Cabinet...

as he reaches the rostrum.

Shakes hands with the Speaker, Carl Albert...

A happy President, smiling.

Ladies and gentlemen, President Nixon will, in a moment...

address the Congress and the people of the United States.

Thank you.

Car 727. Car 727.

Open door at the Watergate office building.

Possible burglary. See the security guard.

Are you sure you want us?

517 is closer and they're in uniform.

They're getting gas. You take it.

Unit 1 to Unit 2.

Unit 1 to Unit 2.

- What? - We're home.

Base 1 to Unit 1.

Base 1 to Unit 1.

We have some activity here.

Silence is advised.

Shut it off.

Base 1 to Unit 1.

Lights on the eighth floor.

Base 1 to Unit 1.

Is there anybody there?

There's people, people on the balcony. Armed people.

Base 1 to Unit 1.

Base 1 to Unit 1. We may have some problems.

Someone's here.

- Hold it, you... - Police!

Put your hands up!

Drop that jacket!

Walkie-talkie, two 35mm cameras.

Got it. That's good.

All right, stay there.

I already got something for you. Did you see this?

A couple sleeping in bed, car hits the house...

goes through the bedroom, comes out the other side.

Good morning. Crash.

Lewis is over at Democratic headquarters.

One of the burglars had $814.

One $230, one $215, and one $234.

Most of it was in $100 bills and in sequence.

- Woodward? - Yeah?

There's been a break-in at the Democratic headquarters.

- There's been an arrest. - Local Democratic headquarters.

They were bugging the place.

Check the time of arraignment, and get over there.

And, Woodward, it was National Democratic headquarters.

All right.

- Anything else? - Anything else?

Break-in, car crash. That's not bad for a Saturday.

Okay, let me know what happens. Hello, Carl.

Got anything on that couple?

Harry, I know somebody on the staff over at Watergate.

Bernstein, why don't you finish one story before trying to get on another?

I finished it.

- The Virginia Legislature story? - I finished it.

All right, give it to me.

I'm just polishing it. I'll work the phones.

Polishing it? Yeah, you work the phones.

Excuse me, I'm sorry, who are the lawyers for the five men arrested at Watergate?

Do you know?

- Well, these two were assigned to it. - I'm sorry?

These two were appointed to the case.

But only now it turns out the burglars have their own counsel.

- The burglars have their own counsel? - That's right.

That's kind of unusual, wouldn't you say?

For burglars it's unusual.

- You know the name of the counsel? - I don't know. Some country-club type.

You are charged with soliciting prostitution...

at 14th and east street.

And you get as your solicitor, one Perry Woodstock.

Your Honor, Mrs. Hawkin has in the past been a reliable, hardworking parent.

Parents are sworn over. I think $300 would be acceptable...

Excuse me, what is your name?

I'm Bob Woodward of the Washington Post.

- Markham. - Markham.

Mr. Markham, are you here in connection with the Watergate burglary?

I'm not here.

Okay.

Well, clearly, I am here...

but only as an individual, not as the attorney of record.

Who is?

Mr. Starkey.

- Do you have any... - Whatever you want...

you'll have to get it from him. I have nothing more to say.

Starkey. S-T...

Mr. Starkey was very helpful.

Four Cuban Americans and another man, James W. McCord.

Look, I told you inside, I have nothing more to say.

I understand that.

What I don't understand is how you got here.

I assure you there's nothing very mysterious involved.

Well, a little while ago, I was talking to a couple of the lawyers...

assigned to represent the burglars.

So?

They never would have been assigned to represent the burglars...

had anyone known the burglars had arranged for their own counsel.

Only, the burglars couldn't have arranged for their own counsel...

since they never even made a phone call.

So, if no one asked you to be here, why are you here?

I don't want you to take this personally, Mr...

- Woodward. - Woodward.

It'd be a mistake to do that.

I just don't have anything to say.

Did one of the other men involved in the break-in call you?

What reason do you have to assume that there were other people involved?

Well, one of your clients was arrested with a walkie-talkie.

They're not my clients.

Now, I don't want to talk about this anymore.

You're a lawyer and you're here.

One of the defendants, Mr. Barker, and I met at a social occasion once.

- Where? - I have nothing else to say.

A Miami social occasion?

Mr. Starkey says the Cubans were from Miami.

L-62, James McCord.

L-63, Bernard Barker.

L-64, Virgil Gonzales.

L-65, Eugenio Martinez.

L-66, Frank Sturgis.

Please step forward, Attorney Starkey.

All charged with Burglary 2.

- Mr. Starkey, will you represent all five? - Yes, Your Honor.

And are all five gentlemen charged with burglary, second degree?

Yes, Your Honor.

Your names, please, and state your professions.

Bernard Barker, anti-communist.

Anti-communist? That, sir, is not your average profession.

James McCord, security consultant.

Where?

Government. Recently retired.

- Where in the government? - Central Intelligence Agency.

Where?

The CIA.

Sturgis, Frank A., salvage operator.

Holy shit!

Eugenio Martinez, known as Gene Valdez.

James W. McCord, alias Edward Martin.

Frank Sturgis, alias Frank Fiorini.

All five of them had at least one alias.

Is there any proof they were trying to bug the National Democratic Chairman?

It's obvious they were trying to bug O'Brien.

They wouldn't go to all that trouble to bug secretaries.

- There's no proof. - Wait a minute.

I called a lawyer in Miami I know.

He said four of the guys who were arrested were from Miami...

Gonzales, Martinez, Sturgis, and Barker.

Yeah, Barker. And all four of them were involved in CIA activities...

- No, they weren't. - Yeah.

No, only one of them was admitted CIA, and the CIA won't confirm that.

In fact, they deny even knowing McCord.

Yeah, but I just think it's obvious that with all that money and equipment...

they weren't out to work by themselves. Somebody hired them.

I'm not interested in what you think is obvious.

I'm interested in what you know.

What we don't know is why they wanted to bug Democratic Headquarters.

Whether they were working for themselves...

or other individuals or other organizations.

Could be a story, or could just be crazy Cubans.

Bachinski, when you get there tonight, take it easy.

The police are nervous.

Yeah?

Bachinski, calling from Police Headquarters.

A friend just showed me what they found in the hotel rooms...

of the Watergate burglars.

There's something here you might want to look into.

Hang on. Okay, go ahead.

There's a strange entry in two of the burglars'address books.

- Yeah. - One says, "H.H. At W.H."

The other says, "Howard Hunt, W. House."

You can dial the White House direct, can't you?

Yeah.

- What's the number? - 456-1414.

- White House. - Howard Hunt, please.

Mr. Hunt isn't here just now.

He might be in Mr. Colson's office. I'll connect you.

Thank you.

- Charles Colson's office. - Howard Hunt, please.

- Mr. Hunt isn't here just now. - Do you know when he'll be back?

No, I don't.

Okay, thank you.

- Have you tried the Mullen Firm? - I beg your pardon?