...Sullivan gave was sensational. According to Mardian's account to the FBI two years later, Sullivan said that "Mr. Hoover had used wiretap information to blackmail other presidents of the United States and he [Sullivan] was afraid that he could blackmail Mr. Nixon with this information. Mr. Sullivan reiterated...

...president in hopes of being named Hoover's successor. Mardian also claimed that Sullivan had told him that "Mr. Hoover had used wiretap information to blackmail other presidents of the United States.'" Sullivan, however, claimed Mardian misquoted him: "I never used the word 'presidents.' " What he'd...

...in fact be fired. He did not explain why. He said that he had information that was "out of channel," that he wanted to turn over to the President of the...pass along Mr. Sullivan's information and request. Mr. Mardian said that he could not do this. Mr. Mardian said he told Mr. Sullivan that he worked for...