No, this isn't an article from 1972, but a new revelation. Ex- Nixon aide Jeb Magruder, who went to prison for his part in the Watergate scandal, is breaking his silence after 30 years.

In a new PBS documentary to be broadcast this coming Wednesday, Magruder says Nixon directed former Attorney General John Mitchell to proceed with the break-in.

Mr. Magruder, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and perjury charges stemming from the break-in and spent seven months in prison, explained his three decades of silence about Nixon's culpability by saying, "Nobody ever asked me a question about that."

John Dean, former White House aide and co-conspirator in the plan, says that while he is surprised by the revelation,

"I have no reason to doubt that it happened as he describes it, but I have never seen a scintilla of evidence that Nixon knew about the plans for the Watergate break-in."

Here's a factoid for you: In all, 25 people served jail terms for the break-in and its cover-up.