permitting my chief of staff to perform fellatio on me. In fact, | was fully cognizant of what an honor it must have been for him. When the incident was over, | simply returned to my desk, and although the tension of vulnerability was still in the air, we resumed our discussion as if nothing had occurred. “Now,” | said in a normal tone of voice, “what' s on the agenda?” “Sir,” Haldeman began, “on this Watergate problem, it would be advantageous to us if any similar activity on the part of the Democrats could be leaked to the media.” “Well, Hoover once told me—this was right after we won in ‘ 68—he said that within the previous month, LBJ had the FBI put the bug on Agnew and me. Ramsey Clark was attorney general then, but he never authorized it, so that was an ///ega/ wiretap.” “Perfect. We start with Lyndon Johnson and work our way back.” “But no, on second thought, the LBJ tap would open up the whole Dragon Lady can of beans. | mean that was the goddamn excuse they had for spying on us.” HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015123