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Jun 13, 2017 · James McCord was the one who had placed the tape on the basement door, and tape was also placed on stairwell doors on the eighth and sixth floors of the building, the latter being the offices of the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
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Jun 17, 2022 · Tape on a door. Frank Wills, a 24-year-old security guard, was making the rounds at the Watergate building complex when he noticed the tape on a door that prevented it from locking.
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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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Jun 17, 2022 · Wills removed the tape and continued his rounds. But when he came back around a little later, at around 2am, he noticed the door had been taped again, thus preventing it from locking.
Jun 17, 2022 · On the night of June 17, 1972, security guard Frank Wills was making his usual rounds when he noticed a piece of duct tape covering the lock of the back parking lot door to the Watergate Office Building in Washington, D.C. As noted in the Security Officer's Log (NAID 304970), he removed the tape, only….
Sometime after midnight on Saturday, June 17, 1972, Watergate Complex security guard Frank Wills noticed tape covering the latches on some of the complex's doors leading from the underground parking garage to several offices, which allowed the doors to close but stay unlocked.
Apr 21, 2022 · Early in the morning of June 17, 1972, Frank Wills was making his rounds as a night watchman at the Watergate complex when he spotted something unusual, according to ABC News. A door in the building had tape placed over its latch, so that the door would not lock.
