James W. McCord Jr. (1924–2017), security officer at the CIA until 1970, then security coordinator for the Committee to Re-elect the President, and one of the five men arrested at the Watergate. For Mae he is the evidence that "former" CIA men are still the agency. No. 51 goes through his security firm in detail.
Across the broadcasts
The CIA man inside the arrest list: the case for the break-in as an agency operation begins with his career
July 1, 1972
Mae opens with his CIA post, which makes the word "former" the thing she contests all hour.
"McCord was the chief of all security at Langley, Virginia"Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 10:09
Mae records the name he registered under, one of the false names she is tracing back to the operation.
"his alias at the hotel was edward martin"Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 27:28
Mae's case that the security firm was built to fit the contract, not the other way round.
"only incorporated his agency after he got the contract from the Republican Committee"Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 37:22
Mae names what the empty board, the missing licence and the unpaid taxes add up to for her.
"This is a CIA organization, front organization, that was set up, in fact, to take control of Mr. Nixon's security."Mae Brussell, Mae Brussell Research Center, Broadcast 1 (1 Jul 1972), 38:38
Connections
Appointed to run security for the Committee to Re-elect the President.
Mae says the two were CIA colleagues.