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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...aides said, he is despondent. "He thinks the situation is very, very grave," reported Tony Smith, his press secretary. "For a while he thought that profanity would be the major issue in the transcripts, but now he realizes it's more than that. The issue is: why the hell did Nixon never say, 'My God, you mean to say this was being done in the name of the White House?' We've been hearing for months with each new revelation that it was the straw that would break the camel's back. But this really is the straw." Added Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: Congress: Black Wednesday | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

...Well, one hell of a lot of people don't give one damn about this issue of the suppression of the press, etc. We know that we aren't trying to do it. They all squeal about it . . . [White House Special Counsel Charles] Colson sure making them move it around, saying we don't like this or that and [inaudible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: Further tales from the transcripts | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

Later during the meeting Ehrlichman suggests that the President summon Mitchell to the Oval Office "as the provable wrongdoer" and tell him: "My God, I've got a report here. And it's clear from this report that you are guilty as hell. Now, John, for [expletive deleted] sake go on in there and do what you should. And let's get this thing cleared up and get it off the country's back and move on." Haldeman is enthusiastic about that scenario. "That's the only way to beat it now," he says. By then Nixon is in agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: Further tales from the transcripts | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

...What the hell did he do that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: Further tales from the transcripts | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

...think he is getting a hell of a lot of small money . . . Have you had the P.O. [Post Office] checked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: Further tales from the transcripts | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

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