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Government Exhibit 133: Chapstick Tubes with Hidden Microphones (

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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (1936 - )

Title

Government Exhibit 133: Chapstick Tubes with Hidden Microphones

Description

Scope and content: E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who lead the Watergate break-in team, were stationed in a Watergate Hotel room while the burglary was underway. A lookout was posted across the street at the Howard Johnson Hotel. During the break-in, they would remain in contact with each other and with the burglars by radio. These Chapstick tubes outfitted with tiny microphones were discovered in Hunt's White House office safe.
General notes: Exhibit History: "American Originals," December 1997 - December 1998, National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 624.0231. "Information Age," May 1990 - June 1997, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, 1139.0003. "Recent America," June 1984 - December 1985, National Archives Circular Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 533.0376.

Date

circa 1972

Collection

National Archives and Records Administration

	Native name	National Archives and Records Administration
	Parent institution	Federal Government of the United States
	Location	Washington, D.C. (headquarters), and many regional facilities and presidential libraries nationwide in the USA
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 34″ N, 77° 01′ 23″ W
	Established	19 June 1934
	Website	www.archives.gov
	Authority file	: Q518155 VIAF: 132254586 ISNI: 0000000121603036 ULAN: 500263780 LCCN: n84176101 NLA: 35718998 WorldCat

Special Access/FOIA Section, Textual Archives Services Division (NWCTF), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 304967.

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Record group: Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2004 (National Archives Identifier: 350)
Series: Watergate-Related Cases, 6/1972 - 1986 (National Archives Identifier: 304963)
File unit: United States versus G. Gordon Liddy, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis, E. Howard Hunt, James McCord, Bernard Barker, and Virgilio Gonzalez, 06/1972? - 1986? (National Archives Identifier: 304964)
NAIL Control Number: NWCTF-21-USDISTCTDC-CRUSVLIDDY-GOVEX133

NAIL Control Number: NWDDA-21-USDISTCTDC-CR-USVLIDDY-GOVEX133

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E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who lead the Watergate break-in team, were stationed in a Watergate Hotel room while the burglary was underway. A lookout was posted across the street at the Howard Johnson Hotel. During the break-in, they would remain in contact with each other and with the burglars by radio. These Chapstick tubes outfitted with tiny microphones were discovered in Hunt's White House office safe. (English)

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/096954f6d560b0386863339e0580b1a3

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 17 July 2023

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/096954f6d560b0386863339e0580b1a3

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 17 July 2023

National Archives and Records Administration

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/096954f6d560b0386863339e0580b1a3

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 17 July 2023

National Archives at College Park - FOIA

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object has role: custodial unit

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/096954f6d560b0386863339e0580b1a3

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 17 July 2023

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096954f6d560b0386863339e0580b1a3

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[U.S. v. Liddy] Government Exhibit 133: Two Bell & Howell Model H-10C Microphones in Chap Stick Containers (English)

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Watergate Affair, 1972-1974

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Watergate scandal

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304967

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