▁ordered ▁Hal de man ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁C IA ▁block ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁burg l ary . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁N ixon ' s ▁Press ▁Secretary , ▁Ron ▁Z ieg ler , ▁described ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁" a ▁third - rate ▁burg l ary ▁attempt ". ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁at ▁a ▁news ▁conference , ▁N ixon ▁stated ▁that ▁Dean ▁had ▁conducted ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁when ▁Dean ▁had ▁actually ▁not ▁conducted ▁any ▁investig ations ▁at ▁all . ▁N ixon ▁further more ▁said , ▁" I ▁can ▁say ▁categor ically ▁that   ... ▁no ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁staff , ▁no ▁one ▁in ▁this ▁Administration , ▁presently ▁employed , ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁very ▁b izar re ▁incident ." ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁N ixon ▁con gr at ulated ▁Dean , ▁saying , ▁" The ▁way ▁you ' ve ▁handled ▁it , ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁me , ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁skill ful , ▁because ▁you — put ting ▁your ▁fingers ▁in ▁the ▁d ikes ▁every ▁time ▁that ▁le aks ▁have ▁spr ung ▁here ▁and ▁spr ung ▁there ." ▁ ▁Kid n apping ▁of ▁Mar tha ▁Mitchell ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁during ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁with ▁United ▁Press ▁rep orter ▁Helen ▁Thomas , ▁Mar tha ▁Mitchell ▁informed ▁Thomas ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁leaving ▁her ▁husband ▁until ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁CR P . ▁The ▁phone ▁call