Ep. 14: Michael Stevens, Bug Fabricator

The Mysteries of Watergate

On the night of May 16-17, 1973, Bob Woodward had his most dramatic encounter with his normally cool source Deep Throat. Agitated, hurried, he warned the reporter that “Everyone’s life is in danger!” The dramatic scene is featured in the movie and book, All the President's Men, but never reported by the Washington Post. In the book, the reporters noted that nothing ever came of these terrifying warnings. Is this true? And what does this have to do with Michael Stevens, the Chicago bug fabricator from whom James McCord purchased bugs? Is Stevens connected in any way with the death of Dorothy Hunt? How so? And do the bugs McCord still had on order with Stevens at the time of the arrests tell us anything about possible involvement of the CIA? Why hasn’t Michael Stevens and his role been widely known? Discussion of this evidence will help us solve several interrelated Mysteries of Watergate.
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