Word: haldeman
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...freely," he said, and they had not sought immunity or engaged in "plea bargaining" with prosecutors. Actually, Colson had declared that he would take the Fifth Amendment if called before the Senate Watergate committee. Ehrlichman's lawyers did plea bargain but rejected Jaworski's final offer. Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Mitchell may have testified freely, but according to the grand jury indictments, they did so falsely...
...minute meeting was attended by Nixon and his former counsel, John Dean. Also present for about 40 minutes was H.R. Haldeman, Nixon's former chief of staff. The conversation was secretly recorded by Nixon and, despite strenuous White House resistance, the tape was acquired by Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. After listening to it, a federal grand jury two weeks ago indicted Haldeman for perjury growing out of his Senate Watergate testimony about the conversation. By implication, Nixon also stood accused of having lied to the American people because his version of the conversation closely paralleled Haldeman...
...individuals to meet their demands. He asked me how much it would cost. I told him that I could only make an estimate that it might be as high as a million dollars or more. He told me that that was no problem, and he also looked over at Haldeman and repeated the same statement...
...HALDEMAN gave his account in testimony to the Ervin committee last July 30. Said Haldeman: "He [Dean] indicated concern about two problems, money and clemency. He said that Colson had said something to Hunt about clemency . . . The President confirmed that he could not offer clemency, and Dean agreed . . . He also reported on a current Hunt blackmail threat. He said Hunt was demanding $120,000 or else he would tell about the seamy things he had done for Ehrlichman. The President pursued this in considerable detail, obviously trying to smoke out what was really going on . . . He asked how much money...
...Haldeman was present when I said that. Mr. Dean was present. Both agreed with my conclusion. Now when individuals read the entire transcript of the 21st meeting or hear the entire tape where we discussed all these options, they may reach different interpretations. But I know what I meant and I know also what I did. I meant that the whole transaction was wrong, the transaction for the purpose of keeping this whole matter covered up. That was why I directed that Mr. Haldeman, Mr. Ehrlichman, Mr. Dean and Mr. Mitchell meet . . . so that we could find what could...