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Jun 13, 2017 · Wills, who died in 2000, said he removed the tape and continued his rounds. But when he came back around a little later, Wills noticed the door was taped again, preventing it from locking.
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Jun 17, 2022 · August 6, 1974 - Nixon releases transcripts of the “smoking gun” conversations with Haldeman. August 8, 1974 - Nixon resigns. One botched break-in 50 years ago today would end up changing US ...
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In the wee hours of the morning of June 17, Wills noticed a piece of duct tape on one of the door locks when he was making his first round. The tape was placed over the latch bolt to prevent the door from latching shut. He removed the tape and continued on his patrol.
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Sep 29, 2000 · He discovered tape over a lock on a basement door, and thinking some worker had left it to make it easier to get in and out, he removed it. On another inspection round, he found the lock...
May 1, 2023 · A scene where Hunt and Liddy’s crew tape open the lock on a parking-garage door, leading to their discovery and arrest, was shot at the actual site. But there was a catch: historical...
Jun 17, 2022 · Frank Wills noticed masking tape covering locks on a stairwell door at the Watergate and called the police, setting in motion the biggest political scandal in U.S. history. Soon after...
Jun 13, 2022 · About 12:30 a.m., security guard Frank Wills notices masking tape holding a door latch open between the parking garage and a stairwell at D.C.’s Watergate hotel and office complex. He removes...
