The first person to call Richard Nixon “Tricky Dick,” Herblock followed Nixon’s political career to its downfall. On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in the Watergate in Washington, D.C. Both Nixon’s re-election campaign manager John Mitchell and Attorney General Richard Kleindienst denied involvement. Although the Nixon campaign did its best to dispel rumors, Herblock pointed a finger at those involved as they disavowed James W. McCord, Jr., the salaried employee who was nabbed at the scene.