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HOWARD HUGHES' NIXON BRIBE SPARKED W'GATE: PROBER
By NEIL GRAVES
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February 25, 2005 -- In new bombshell claims, a former Watergate investigator says the break-in was motivated by President Nixon's paranoia that the Democrats would find out that he had taken a $50,000 bribe from Howard Hughes.

Terry Lenzner, revealing fresh details after more than 30 years, told "60 Minutes" that Nixon was obsessed with finding out whether Democratic National Committee boss Larry O'Brien knew that the billionaire recluse had sent him a stash of cash.

The money — delivered in a bulging envelope — was spent on a putting green and a pool table at Nixon's Florida residence, investigators believe.

"I am absolutely certain it was a significant part of the president's thinking that [finding out what the Democrats knew had] to be done," Lenzner told correspondent Lesley Stahl in a broadcast to be aired Sunday.

The bribe was delivered to Nixon crony Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, allegedly to ensure favorable treatment for Hughes' casino and airline businesses. Bagman Robert Maheu, who worked for Hughes for 17 years, saw it as a political contribution.

When O'Brien, a Hughes employee at the time of the payoff, became DNC head, alarms went off in Nixon's head. They would later go off at the sprawling Watergate apartment and office complex.

As it turned out, Nixon had no reason to be concerned, Maheu said.

"Why the hell would I tell Larry about this?" he asked.

When asked by Stahl if he believed the bribe led to Watergate, the former bagman said: "I think so."

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