America's Book Club: Linda Chavez on Interaction with Watergate Burglars

[00:00:00] You got your degree and then what did [00:00:01] you do? [00:00:02] >> Uh we came uh to Washington DC in 1972 [00:00:06] and I worked I worked at the Democratic [00:00:09] National Committee. I was actually there [00:00:12] >> a Democratic National Committee. Yes. [00:00:13] You worked for Ronald Reagan later. So [00:00:15] yes. [00:00:15] >> Were you a Democrat for a while? [00:00:17] >> I was a Democrat. I was originally a [00:00:19] Democrat. Worked uh at the DNC. I was [00:00:22] there the day that the Watergate [00:00:23] burglary occurred. I actually ran into [00:00:26] the Watergate burglars when they were [00:00:28] taping up the doors uh there in the [00:00:30] Watergate and then I went to work on [00:00:32] Capitol Hill. I worked in the judiciary. [00:00:34] >> You saw them taping up the door? [00:00:37] Absolutely. [00:00:37] >> What did you think was going on? [00:00:38] [laughter] [00:00:39] >> I didn't know what was going on. I The [00:00:41] man almost knocked me over coming out of [00:00:43] the ladies room and didn't think really [00:00:45] too much about it until I saw his [00:00:47] picture in the newspaper after they were [00:00:50] arrested. [00:00:51] >> Wow. Okay. So,