Operation sandwedge
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Operation Sandwedge was a "clandestine" intelligence-gathering operation against the supposed enemies (mostly political) of the Richard Nixon
administration organized by H. R. Haldeman
and John Ehrlichman
soon after Nixon took office.
Principal field operatives were Jack Caulfield, appointed as Staff Assistant to the President in April, 1969, and Anthony Ulasewicz
. Senator Ted Kennedy
was one of their targets; round-the-clock surveillance was ordered on him.
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
administration organized by H. R. Haldeman
H. R. Haldeman
Harry Robbins "Bob" Haldeman was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and for his role in events leading to the Watergate burglaries and the Watergate scandal – for which he was found guilty of conspiracy...
and John Ehrlichman
John Ehrlichman
John Daniel Ehrlichman was counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. He was a key figure in events leading to the Watergate first break-in and the ensuing Watergate scandal, for which he was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury...
soon after Nixon took office.
Principal field operatives were Jack Caulfield, appointed as Staff Assistant to the President in April, 1969, and Anthony Ulasewicz
Anthony Ulasewicz
Anthony "Tony" Ulasewicz was a figure in the Watergate scandal, delivering hundreds of thousands of dollars in "hush money" to Watergate defendants G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt. He also investigated the lives of notable Democrats like Senator Edward M. Kennedy.He is buried in St...
. Senator Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...
was one of their targets; round-the-clock surveillance was ordered on him.