E06: Gemstone, Part II –– A Disorganized Effort and a Disputed Approval
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E06: Gemstone, Part II –– A Disorganized Effort and a Disputed Approval
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After John Mitchell turned down G Gordon Liddy's bonkers Gemstone proposal on January 27, 1972, John Dean passed the burden of getting the campaign intelligence program approved to Jeb Magruder. A second, more conservative proposal was then presented to Mitchell on February 4 but was once more deferred. Following these back-to-back failures to get Gemstone approved, Magruder found himself under intense pressure from both Liddy and multiple figures in the White House to get a decision on Gemstone. This of course proved increasingly difficult, as Mitchell found himself consumed by the emerging ITT scandal and showed almost no interest in campaign matters. This confusion, disorganization, and pressure for results set the stage of the third and final Gemstone proposal on March 30, which resulted in the plan's disputed approval that ultimately set the dominoes in motion that would lead to the infamous Watergate burglary.
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