Herbert L. "Bart" Porter is an American man who served as a campaign aide to Richard Nixon.
[1]Porter attended the University of Southern California, where he befriended future Nixon administration figures including Ron Ziegler.
[1] Reflecting on his motivations for the lie, Porter told the committee that Nixon's administration was an insular community that placed a high value on "protect[ing] the President".
In the immediate aftermath of the testimony, Porter had a hard time finding employment due to his connection to the Watergate scandal.
In August 1973, he told the New York Times that he was considering starting a land development business in Orange County.