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Richard Nixon attempted to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into the Watergate burglary by ordering the CIA to impede their work [1], [2], and by directly instructing the bureau to limit its investigation [3].

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accountPresident Richard Nixon ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to limit its investigation into the Watergate case, specifically instructing them not to proceed further into the matter.

accountIn a recorded conversation, President Richard Nixon ordered his chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman, to instruct the CIA to impede the FBI's investigation into the Watergate burglary by suggesting that the investigation would expose CIA activities related to the Bay of Pigs.

claimThe CIA's reputation was damaged by the involvement of former CIA officers in the burglary of the Democratic Party's Watergate headquarters and President Richard Nixon's subsequent attempt to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's investigation into the burglary.