....actually, John Mitchell, the former Attorney General who was head of the Committee to Re-elect the President...George was the senator from Maine...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Mitchell

...John Newton Mitchell (September 15, 1913 November 9, 1988 ) was the first United States Attorney General ever to be convicted of illegal activities and imprisoned. He also served as campaign director for the Committee to Re-elect the President, which employed Watergate burglar James W. McCord, Jr. in a "security" capacity

my favourite quote from John...

..."The conservation movement is a breeding ground of Communists and other subversives. We intend to clean them out, even if it means rounding up every bird watcher in the country...