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...confirmation hearings Ford claimed that he had "never talked" to Nixon or Aides H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and John Dean about the Patman inquiry. He testified that he could "not recall" any conversations about it with William Timmons, then Nixon's legislative aide, or anyone else in Timmons' office. Later in the hearings Ford said more flatly, "I did not discuss the action that I took ... with Mr. Timmons or anybody else." Last week Ford refused to go beyond those statements, noting that since he was approved as Vice President by substantial votes in two committees, his word...
...Haldeman's offer to testify against Ehrlichman and others in exchange for pleading guilty only to a single felony charge: "[Haldeman's lawyer John] Wilson sought to keep the conversation going, trying a number of times to get the judge [John Sirica] to give some hint of the length of sentence Haldeman could expect. Each time the judge waved the query aside, repeating, 'He'll have to take his chances...
...Senator James Eastland's report of a call from Nixon after the President had resigned: " 'He [Nixon] was crying,' Eastland said. 'He said, "Jim. don't let Jaworski put me in that trial with Haldeman and Ehrlichman. I can't take any more." ' Eastland shook his head. 'He's in bad shape, Leon...
Your article [Aug. 2] convinces me that if Jody Powell is given the power he could well become another H.R. Haldeman-no less dangerous in being "genuinely good company...
...novice lawyer in Nixon's New York law firm, he had impressed the future President with his political savvy. When he missed forecasting Nixon's final delegate tally by only one vote, Sears became something of a legend. But the men closest to Nixon -John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman-felt their own political wisdom was all the President required...