Mr. John Dean, the 34-year-old ousted White House Counsel who has accused President Nixon of lying about the Watergate scandal, was questioned about his allegations on Tuesday (26 June) by Mr. Samuel Dash, the Chief Prosecuting counsel for the Democrats.

During the six-and-a-half-hour session of the Watergate hearing, Mr. Dean appeared slightly tense. His interrogation by the seven-member Senate committee and its lawyers was expected to take at least two days.

Mr. Dean drew gasps from the packed audience in the Senate Hearing room when he told the committee that the White House had kept a so-called 'enemies list' of its political opponents.