John J. Caulfield, a security operative who was responsible for wiretaps
and other so-called “dirty tricks” of the Nixon White House died June
17 in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 83.
Mr. Caulfield was best known as the White House official who extended an
offer of clemency, cash and future employment to James W. McCord Jr. if
McCord, a convicted Watergate burglar, refused to testify against
members of Nixon’s inner circle... Among other things, he revealed that the president’s brother, Donald
Nixon, was under surveillance by the Secret Service and had a wiretap on
his telephone.
After Nixon was elected, Mr. Caulfield assumed a vaguely defined role as
a White House staff assistant, with responsibilities that ranged from
bodyguard to collector of intelligence.
Mr. Caulfield left the White House several months before the Watergate
break-in occurred in June 1972 and was never prosecuted. But his Senate
testimony did include some jaw-dropping revelations about the Nixon
White House’s intelligence-gathering efforts. (more) (book)
Interesting: Caulfield received NYPD shield #911, June 1, 1953, long before the number took on greater meanings. It is also ironic that Nixon called upon 911 to solve his problems.
