Robert Mardian, 82, Nixon Campaign Lawyer, Dies
Robert C. Mardian, a lawyer for President Richard M. Nixon’s re-election campaign whose conviction on charges of conspiring to cover up the administration’s involvement in the Watergate break-in was overturned, died Monday at his vacation home in San Clemente, Calif. He was 82 and lived in Phoenix.
The cause was complications of lung cancer, his son Robert told The Associated Press.
Mr. Mardian, who had resigned as assistant attorney general to work on Nixon’s campaign, was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice after the break-in and attempted bugging at the Democratic National Headquarters office in the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972.
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The cause was complications of lung cancer, his son Robert told The Associated Press.
Mr. Mardian, who had resigned as assistant attorney general to work on Nixon’s campaign, was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice after the break-in and attempted bugging at the Democratic National Headquarters office in the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972.