Sen. Fred Thompson, left, minority counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee; Sen. Howard Baker, Jr., R-Tenn., center; and Rufus Edmisten, rear, deputy counsel, puff on their pipes while listening to testimony in the Senate Caucus Room on Capitol Hill, July 14, 1973. (AP Photo)

With his hand supporting his head, former Attorney General John Mitchell responds to questions from chief counsel Sam Dash in his third day of testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee July 12, 1973 in Washington. (AP Photo)

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) listens to the testimony of former Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell during the Sen. Watergate committee hearing, July 12, 1973 in Washington. (AP Photo)

Sen. Fred Thompson, center, smokes a pipe as he listens to questions during the Senate Watergate Committee in Washington, July 11, 1973. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo)

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) listens to former Attorney Gen. John Mitchell as Mitchell begins his second day of testimony before the Senate Watergate committee, July 11, 1973 in Washington. (AP Photo)

Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell smokes a pipe as he listens to a question during his appearance before the Senate Watergate Committee in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 11, 1973. (AP Photo)

Senator Herman E. Talmadge, D-Ga., left, questions former Attorney General John Mitchell July 10, 1973 before the Senate Watergate Committee in Washington. (AP Photo)

Former Attorney General John Mitchell begins his testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee July 10, 1973 in Washington. (AP Photo)

Sen. Daniel. K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), left, and Sen. Joseph M. Montoya (D-N.M.), listens to testimony, July 10, 1973 in Washington before the Senate Watergate committee by former Attorney Gen. John Mitchell. In the background is an enlargement of Mitchell's appointment calendar for February 1972. (AP Photo)

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) a member of the Senate Watergate investigating committee is shown during the hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, June 28, 1973. (AP Photo)

The Democratic Party is not going to elect candidates to national or local office because of the Watergate scandal, party Chairman Robert Strauss said on Thursday, June 28, 1973 in Seattle. Strauss, here for a $50-per-plate fund raising dinner, said the Democrats still won't be able to

The Democratic Party is not going to elect candidates to national or local office because of the Watergate scandal, party Chairman Robert Strauss said on Thursday, June 28, 1973 in Seattle. Strauss, here for a $50-per-plate fund raising dinner, said the Democratic still won't be able to

The Democratic Party is not going to elect candidates to national or local office because of the Watergate scandal, party Chairman Robert Strauss said on Thursday, June 28, 1973 in Seattle. Strauss, here for a $50-per-plate fund raising dinner, said the Democrats still won't be able to

The Democratic Party is not going to elect candidates to national or local office because of the Watergate scandal, party Chairman Robert Strauss said on Thursday, June 28, 1973 in Seattle. Strauss, here for a $50-per-plate fund raising dinner, said the Democrats still won't be able to

The Democratic Party is not going to elect candidates to national or local office because of the Watergate scandal, party Chairman Robert Strauss said on Thursday, June 28, 1973 in Seattle. Strauss, here for a $50-per-plate fund raising dinner, said the Democratic still won't be able to

The Democratic Party is not going to elect candidates to national or local office because of the Watergate scandal, party Chairman Robert Strauss said on Thursday, June 28, 1973 in Seattle. Strauss, here for a $50-per-plate fund raising dinner, said the Democrats still won't be able to

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), who has been referred to as Senator Ain't No Way in testimony at the Senate Watergate committee hearings, is shown, June 27, 1973 in Washington. At right is Sen. John M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico. (AP Photo)

John W. Dean 3d, former counsel to the president, testifies before the Senate committee on the Watergate hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 1973. Sitting behind him is his wife, Maureen. (AP Photo)

Former White House aide John Dean III is sworn in by Senate Watergate Committee Chairman Sam Ervin, D-N.C., Monday, June 25, 1973. (AP Photo)

Former White House aide John Dean III, pauses while reading a long prepared statement before the Senate Watergate Committee Monday, June 25, 1973. (AP Photo)