▁the ▁serial ▁numbers ▁in ▁sequence   ... ▁a ▁short ▁wave ▁receiver ▁that ▁could ▁pick ▁up ▁police ▁calls , ▁ 4 0 ▁roll s ▁of ▁un ex posed ▁film , ▁two ▁ 3 5 ▁millimeter ▁cam eras ▁and ▁three ▁pen - s ized ▁te ar ▁gas ▁guns ". ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁Sunday , ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁G . ▁Gordon ▁L idd y ▁called ▁J eb ▁Mag r uder ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁" the ▁four ▁men ▁arrested ▁with ▁McC ord ▁were ▁Cub an ▁freedom ▁f igh ters , ▁whom ▁Howard ▁H unt ▁rec ru ited ". ▁Initial ly , ▁N ixon ' s ▁organization ▁and ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁quickly ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁cover ▁up ▁the ▁crime ▁and ▁any ▁evidence ▁that ▁might ▁have ▁dam aged ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁his ▁re e lection . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁ind icted ▁the ▁five ▁office ▁burg l ars , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁H unt ▁and ▁L idd y , ▁for ▁consp i racy , ▁burg l ary , ▁and ▁viol ation ▁of ▁federal ▁wire t apping ▁laws . ▁The ▁burg l ars ▁were ▁tried ▁by ▁a ▁j ury , ▁with ▁Judge ▁John ▁Sir ica ▁offici ating , ▁and ▁p led ▁guilty ▁or ▁were ▁conv icted ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Cover - up ▁and ▁its ▁un ra vel ing ▁ ▁Initial ▁cover - up ▁ ▁Within ▁hours ▁of