Kenneth Wells Parkinson (September 13, 1927 – October 5, 2016) was counsel to the

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that supported Richard Nixon in 1972. He was a member of the

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, who were indicted by a

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on March 1, 1974. Parkinson was acquitted on January 1, 1975.

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