Herbert Porter
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Herbert L. Porter | |
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Born | 1938 (age 84–85) |
Occupation(s) | Committee for the Re-election the President (CRP) organizer and former White House aide |
Criminal status | Guilty |
Criminal charge | Making a false statement to an agency of the federal government |
Penalty | 5 to 15 months with 30 days suspended |
Herbert L. "Bart" Porter was a campaign aide to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.
Early life[edit]
At University of Southern California, he was a member of Trojans for Representative Government with future Watergate scandal participants Dwight L. Chapin, Tim Elbourne, Donald Segretti, Gordon C. Strachan, and Ron Ziegler.
Watergate[edit]
On January 28, 1974, Porter pleaded guilty to the charge of lying to the FBI during the early stages of the Watergate investigation.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Other Nixon Watergate Men". Time magazine. March 11, 1974. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-30.