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David Smith in Washington

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Dwight chapin on his former boss richard nixon was not a crook - The Untold Story

Dwight Chapin: ‘There’s no question I was heartbroken, there’s no question I went through hell, but so did he.’
Dwight Chapin: ‘There’s no question I was heartbroken, there’s no question I went through hell, but so did he.’ Photograph: The Nixon Presidential Library/ Foundation

He was at the side of the American president on one of the most important diplomatic trips in history, enjoying sumptuous banquets as a guest of Chinese dictator Mao Zedong.

Three and a half years later he was in prison after becoming first person to go on trial in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, despite protesting his innocence.

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