Watergate figure Magruder hospitalized after Columbus accident

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Watergate figure Magruder hospitalized after Columbus accident


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Jeb Stuart Magruder, an aide to President Nixon who spent seven months in prison for his role in covering up the 1972 break-in at Washington's Watergate complex, was hospitalized after his car crashed into a motorcycle and a truck, authorities said.

Magruder was listed in serious condition Monday night at Riverside Methodist Hospital. A hospital spokeswoman on Tuesday wouldn't talk about his condition, citing a family request for privacy.

Police said they found Magruder, 72, inside his Audi sedan, which was against a highway wall on state Route 315 following the accident Monday morning. The drivers of the other two vehicles weren't seriously hurt, and no charges have been filed.

Magruder, a retired Presbyterian minister, said for the first time in 2003 that he remembered listening in on the phone as Nixon gave the go-ahead for the plan to bug the Democratic headquarters at Watergate. Some historians reacted with skepticism.

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1. Test

test - on edit, I posted this article and got an error and it did not show up in MyDu - but this reply shows up...

[blogslut]

2. Well, I hope he gets well

And gets help for his drinking problem. It must be awful to be that guy.

[WinkyDink]

3. How is he different from Libby?

[blogslut]

5. Did i compare him to libby?

Even if I had, believe it or not, I can wish redemption and healing for people that lose their way.

[Solly Mack]

4. I sure hope he doesn't die..I'm not sure I could bear the "respect" threads