Claims

G. Gordon Liddy planned a break-in of Hank Greenspun's safe seeking Hughes memos

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Liddy said he planned a break-in of Hank Greenspun's safe, believed to hold Hughes memos, as a Watergate-era operation; the break-in was aborted.

Evidence

RelationRecordNote
reportslasvegassun.comGreenspun's column (Las Vegas Sun, 16 Nov 1986, reprinted 2000): Liddy told a Las Vegas audience he planned a break-in at the Sun to crack Greenspun's safe for Hughes memoranda; aborted when 'the Hughes people failed to supply the support facilities'
documentslasvegassun.comLas Vegas Sun (Greenspun): seeds of Watergate

Sources

SourceRelationAt
Howard Hughes disappearance (Control Alt History)reports

Ties

ToRoleYearsVerdictSource
Susan GordonnamedStructural

Claim

Liddy said he planned a break-in of Hank Greenspun's safe, believed to hold Hughes memos, as a Watergate-era operation; the break-in was aborted.