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I just can't let our whole policy|be dominated by our sentimentality. You're doing the right thing.|Don't let 'em shake you. No. You know, it broke my heart|when Harold died. That was a long time ago.|-Yeah. I think that's when it starts--|when you're a kid. The laughs and snubs|and slights you get because you're poor|or Irish or Jewish or just ugly. Get off that.|That leads nowhere. But you should offer condolences|to the families of those kids. Sure. I'd like to.|I'd like to offer my condolences. But Nixon can't. Enraged student groups|across the country are calling for|a general strike tomorrow to shut down the entire university|system until the Vietnam War is ended. Oh, this is nothing|compared to Venezuela. When I was vice president, Ike sent me|down there like a blocking tackle. They threw rocks.|Broke out the windows. Almost overturned the car.|Read Six Crises, Bob. I did, sir.|-Boy, Pat was brave. Jesus, they're serious.|Why are we stopping? Come on. Move it! Jesus!|-Get that little punk! Tackle him.|Go on. Get him! Yeah. No. Reminds me|of my days at Whittier. These kids are useless.|Probably flunking. Nothing to do except|come down here and chase girls. Parent's fault.|It's a poison in the upper classes. They've had it too soft.|Too many cars. Too many colored TVs. Don't forget the South, West.|Good football colleges. Straight kids. More are with you than against you.|-Let's not forget, sir. They're just kids.|They don't vote. This is the fall of the|Roman Empire, John. Are you blind? They're putting the fig leaves|on the statues. Mr. President.|-Bob. I don't know|what to say, sir. As soon as we learned from|the secret service you were en route, the director was notified. He should be here any minute.|-Oh? Where the hell is he? Uh, well, he's rushing back|from his tennis game, sir. So, let's go. He told me to take you|to his conference room, sir. No, his office. I want a very private|conversation with him. I don't wanna be bugged.|-Then, his office will be fine, sir. Okay. Hi. How's the job going,|Bob? Frankly, it stinks, sir.|I have no access. We'll see to that. He's nervous, sir. He's heard|you're looking for a new director. He certainly isn't acting|like it. That's Helms.|He's the epitome of Sangfroid. A world-class poker player. Yeah? Well, I own|the fucking casino. I'm honored, Dick, that you've come|all the way out here to Virginia to visit us at last. My friends call me ''Mr. President.''|-And so shall I. Mr. Helms. Arrange for some coffee,|will you, General Cushman? Gentlemen, please. Bob Cushman is a lieutenant general|in the marine corps. Deputy director|of the C.I.A. Is this|what you use him for? I didn't choose him as my deputy,|Mr. President. You did. You live pretty well|out here. Now I understand why you want to|keep your budgets classified. I suppose you're unhappy because I haven't implemented|your domestic intelligence plan. Yeah, you're correct. I'm concerned these students|are being funded by foreign interests, whether they know it|or not. The F.B.I. is useless|in this area. I want your full attention|on this matter. Of course, we've tried,|but so far we've come up with nothing. Then, find something.|And I want these leaks stopped. Jack Anderson, the New York Times,|the State Department. I wanna know who's|talking to them. I'm sure you realize, Mr. President,|that this is a very tricky area, given our charter and|the Congressional Oversight Committee. Oh, screw|Congressional Oversight. I know, going back to the '50s,|this agency reports what it wants, and buries what it doesn't|want Congress to know. Is there something else that's|bothering you, Mr. President? Yes. It involves some old|and forgotten papers. Uh, things I signed|as vice president. I want the originals in my office,|and I don't want copies anywhere else. You're referring,|I believe, to chairing the Special|Operations Group as vice president.|-Yeah. As you know,|that was unique. Not an operation so much|as an organic phenomenon. It grew.|It changed shape. It developed appetites. It's not unusual|in such cases that things are not|committed to paper. That could be|very embarrassing. I saw to it that my name was never|connected with any of these operations. Dien. Trujillo. Lumumba.|Guatemala. Iran. Cuba. It's a shame you didn't take|similar precautions, Dick. I'm interested in those documents|that put your people together with|the gangster elements. I'll hold the documents.|-Kennedy threatened to smash the C.I.A., into a thousand pieces. You could do the same. I'm not Jack Kennedy.|Uh, your agency is secure. Not if I give you|all the cards. I promised the American people|peace with honor in Southeast Asia. Now, that may take time. Two, maybe three years. But, in the meantime,|your agency will continue at current levels|of funding. Current levels|may not be sufficient. Well, the president|will support a reasonable request|for an increase. And me? Of course, you will continue|as D.C.I., Dick. You're doing|a magnificent job. Of course, I accept.|I'm flattered. And I want you to know that I serve|only one president at a time. Yes. And you will give|General Cushman full access. It could take|a little time, but I will order a search|for your papers. Good.|-But it does raise a troubling issue. What?|-Castro. Yes? We have recent intelligence|That a Soviet nuclear submarine has docked at Cienfuegos. Well, we'll launch|a formal protest. I don't think we can treat this|as a formality. Mr. Kennedy gave the Russians|a verbal promise that he would not|invade Cuba. Did you authorize Dr. Kissinger|to put this in writing? Are you tapping Kissinger? My job--|Unpleasant at times-- is to know what others|don't want me to know. Not if you have spies|in the White House, it isn't. It is not my practice|to spy on the president. Dr. Kissinger manages to convey|his inner most secrets without my help. Dick, we've lived with|Communism in Cuba for ten years. But it has never been the policy|of this government to accept that, and it is certainly not|C.I.A. policy. C.I.A. policy? The C.I.A. has no policy|except what I dictate to you. I tried to, uh, adjust|to the world as it is today, not as you or I wanted it|to be ten years ago. Is that why you and Kissinger|are negotiating with the Chinese? This is a very dangerous|direction, Mr. President. Terrible consequences can result|from such enormous errors of judgment. But if we were able to separate China|from Russia once and for all, we can--we could create|a balance of power that would secure the peace|into the next century. And offer Cuba to the Russians|as a consolation prize? Cuba would be|a small price to pay. So President Kennedy|thought. No. I never thought Kennedy|was ready for the presidency. But I-- I would never, uh, have considered, um-- His death was awful. It was an awful thing|for this country. Yeah. Do you ever|think of death, Dick? The flowers are a continual reminder|of our mortality. Do you appreciate|flowers? No. No, they make me sick,|and they smell like death. I had two brothers|die young. Let me tell you.|There are worst things than death. Yes. There's such a thing|as evil. You must be familiar|with my favourite poem by Yeats: The Second Coming. Black Irish.|Very moving. ''Turning and turning|in the widening gyre ''the falcon cannot hear|the falconer. ''Things fall apart. ''The center cannot hold. 'Mere anarchy is loosed|upon the world. 'And everywhere the ceremony|of innocence is lost. 'The best lack|all conviction. And the worst are full of|passionate intensity. ' But it ends|so beautifully ominous. ''What rough beast, ''its hour come round|at last. Slouches toward|Bethlehem to be born.'' Yes. This country stands at such a juncture. Manolo? Manolo? Mr. President.|-Yeah. I-I'm sorry.|I-I was asleep. What can I get you? Well, you know.|-Of course. Do you miss Cuba,|Manolo? Yes, Mr. President. We let you down,|didn't we? Your people. That was Mr. Kennedy,|sir. Oh. You don't think|he was a hero, do you? He was a politician. Did you cry when he died? Yes, sir. Why? I don't know. He made me see the stars. How did he do that? Those kids. Why do they hate me|so much? He has loosed|the fateful lightning Of his terrible|swifrsword His truth is marching on I have seen him in the watch fires|of a hundred circling camps They have builded him an altar|in the evening dews and damps I can read his righteous sentence|by the dim and flaring lamps His day is marching on I have read a fiery gospel writ|in burnished rows of steel As ye deal with my contemner|so with you my grace shall deal Let the hero born of woman|It's the president. Crush the serpent with his heel Hi. I'm Dick Nixon. Hi there. Hi. Where you from?|-Syracuse. Oh, yeah,|the, uh, Orangemen. Now, there's|a football program, uh-- Jim Brown and that, uh,|other, uh, tailback--the one|with the blood disease. Ernie Davis.|-Yeah, right, right, right. I used to play a little ball|myself at Whittier. Of course, they used to use me|as a, a tackling dummy. We didn't come here|to talk about football. Yeah, I understand that. Uh, how old are you, young lady?|-Nineteen. Yeah. Well, probably most of you think|I'm a real S.O.B. I know that. I understand how you feel. But, you know,|I want peace too. But peace with honor.|-What does that mean? Well, you can't have peace|without a price. Sometimes you have to be,|uh, willing to fight for peace and sometimes to die. Yeah? Tell that to the G.I.s who|are going to die tomorrow in Vietnam. What lets you kill|women and children? What you have to understand is we're|willing to die for what we believe in. That's right.|-It's the truth. Yeah. Look, that man up there, he lived in similar times. Oh, he had chaos, civil war,|hatred between the races. This is all bullshit.|-Sometimes I go to the Lincoln Room at the White House|and just pray. But, you know, Liberals act like idealism|belongs to them. That's not true. No. My family went Republican because|Lincoln freed the slaves. My grandmother|was an abolitionist. It was Quakers who founded|Whittier, my hometown, Uh, to abolish slavery. They were, you know,|conservative bible folk, but they had a powerful|sense of right and wrong. Forty years ago--|I was like you. Looking for answers. See? Tricky Dick himself. My mother used to feed hobos|stopping over at our house. We got him.|-Don't push, pig Move away.|-We're just rapping, my friends and I. In fact, we agree on a lot|of things, don't we? No, we don't. You say you want to end|the war, so why don't you? Change always|comes slowly. I pulled out more|than half the troops. I'm trying to cut the military budget|for the first time in 30 years. I want a volunteer army. But it's|also a question of American credibility. Our--Our position in the world.|-Come on, Mr. Nixon. It's a civil war|between Vietnamese. You don't want the war.|We don't want the war. The Vietnamese|don't want the war. So why does it go on? You should be going, Mr. President.|-Okay. Please. You can't stop it,|can you? Even if you wanted to. 'Cause it's not you, it's the system. The system|won't let you stop it. That's right. There's--There's more|at stake here than what you want or what I want.|-Then what's the point? What's the point of being president?|You're powerless! No!|-No, I'm not powerless. Because--Because I understand|the system, I believe I can, uh-- I can control it,|maybe not control it totally, but tame it enough|to make it do some good. Sounds like you're talking|about a wild animal. Yeah, maybe I am. We really must go,|Mr. President. Please. Hey, what about the war, man?|-When you gonna get us out? The old man's moving. Move it. Getaway.|-She got it, Bob. Nineteen-year-old college kid.|-What? Who? She understood something that's taken me|25 years in politics to understand. The C.I.A., the Mafia,|those Wall Street bastards. Sir?|-The beast. She called it a wild animal.|-Yes, sir. Before his judgment seat Oh, be swifr, my soul|to answer him be jubilant, my feet Our God is marching on Glory, glory, hallelujah Glory- In Washington,|the size of the crowds have swelled to over a quarter|of a million demonstrators protesting the ongoing war|in Vietnam. There must be a quarter million|of them out there, Edgar. You know, they've been at it|Now for a whole year. Young kids,|just like Tricia. I don't know.|Do you think they got a point, Edgar? This whole damn system|of government. Remember what Lenin said|in 1917, Mr. President, ''The power was lying in the streets,|waiting for someone to pick it up.'' The Communists have never|been closer than they are now. Now's the time to get back|to the old themes. The ones that made you|president. Let the Communists know|you're onto them. Those bastards. Think they|can ruin Tricia's wedding by dancing naked|in the reflecting pool. Well, don't listen to them|and don't quit. Remember, Kennedy and King|were against the war. Where are they now? How the hell the Times got a hold of|this Ellsberg stuff is a disgrace. Yeah. You know, we can't keep|a damn secret in this government. They're stealing papers|Right out of this office. Johnson had|the same damn problem, till he bugged|his own office. We took that system out. But that was a mistake. The White House was full of|Kennedy people then. It still is. Who do you think's behind this?|-Well, you have C.I.A. people|all over this place. Helms has seen to that.|And then there's Kissinger's staff. Kissinger himself,|I believe, may be the leaker. Kissinger?|-He's obsessed with his own image. He wants his Nobel peace prize|a little too much. And as the late Dr. King proved, even|an ape can win a prize with good press. Jesus, I'd like to book him|into a psychiatrist's office. He comes in here|ranting and raving, dumping his crap all over the place. Could you prove it, Edgar? Mr. President,|I always get my man. Yeah, you do.|This damn tie. Could you help me?|-Yeah. See, I'd be bugging myself. Who'd get the tapes? No one.|Your property. And it would prove|your case. Why do you think Kissinger|is taping all your calls? For history. Hmm? His word against yours. And right now|he's got the records. I'll get Manolo|to do this. Thanks. Churchill once said to me, ''If you want|your own history written properly, you'd better write it|yourself.'' The only thing is, Edgar, I don't|want this to come back and haunt me. It won't,|as long as I'm here. Good. Uh, this way. What's wrong? We're just not going|to buckle to these people. No more war! It's beautiful. Yes, thank you. Princess, may I? Thank you. I'm very proud of you|today, Princess. Very. Thank you, Daddy. Yeah? Some very secretes says on Vietnam|have been leaked to the New York Times. I know, I know. Not now, Chuck. The New York Times.|-Get Ron over here. It's the happiest day of my life. The New York Times|began publishing today the first in a series|of47 volumes of top-secret Pentagon tapes relating to the war|in Vietnam. The papers, leaked|by defence analyst Daniel Ellsberg, reveal a pattern of government lies|and American involvement in the war. Mr. President,|we are in a revolutionary situation. We are under siege.|The Black Panthers, the Weathermen. The State Department under Rogers|is leaking like a sieve. And now this little,|insignificant little shit Ellsberg publishing all the diplomatic|secrets of this country is destroying our ability|to conduct foreign policy. I wonder if many people here wouldn't|think that ten years in prison was very cheap if they could|contribute to ending this war. The man has become a drug fiend. He shot|people from helicopters in Vietnam. He's had sexual relations with his wife|in front of their children. He sees a shrink in L.A.|The man's all fucked up. And now he's trying|to look good for the Liberals. And if he gets away with it,|Every body will follow his lead. This man must be stopped|at all costs. I'm as frustrated as you are, but don't|you think this is a Democrat problem? They started the war.|It makes them look bad. But, Mr. President,|the Russians, the Vietnamese- It makes you look like a weakling!|-Goddamn it. How long have we had this jackass dog?|Two years? He still doesn't come. We need a dog|that looks happy when the press is here. He's photogenic. Try new biscuits.|-Aw, fuck it. He doesn't like me, John.|It's your fault, Henry. I beg your pardon?|-It's your people talking to the press. Uh, this Ellsberg,|wasn't he a student of yours at Harvard? I mean, he's your idea, Henry.|So why are you running for cover? Well, yes,|we taught a class to get her at Harvard, but you know these back-stabbing|Ivy League intellectuals. No, I don't, Henry. I don't.|-Prosecute the New York Times. Yeah, but it's not, bottom line,|gonna change a goddamn thing, John. The question is how do we|screw Ellsberg so bad it puts the fear of God|into all leakers? The other issue is how do we stop|these leaks once and for all? Now, someone is talking to the press.|We gotta stop these leaks at any cost. You hear me ? Then we can go|for the big pic--China, Russia. Sir, if I might?|-Go, Chuck. We can do this ourselves. The C.I.A. and the F.B.I.|aren't doing the job. Now, we can create our own intelligence|unit right here inside the White House. Well, why not? Our own intelligence to plug the leaks?|-Yeah. Like plumbers.|-Plumbers. I like it.|I like the idea. Yeah, but, uh,|is it legal? Has it ever|been done before? Oh, sure. Lyndon, J.F.K., F.D.R. Truman cut the shit out of my|investigation of the Hiss case in '48. What he did was illegal. You know, with this kind of thing,|you got to be brutal. A leak happens, the whole damn place|should be fired. Really, I mean, you do it like|the Germans in World War II. They went through these towns,|and a sniper hit one of 'em, they'd line the whole|goddamn town up and say, ''Until you talk,|you're all getting shot.'' Really, I think that's|what has to be done. I don't think you can|be Mr. Nice Guy anymore. You just whisper the word|to me, and I'll shoot Ellsberg myself. We're not Germans.|-Yeah. Ellsberg's not the issue. The Pentagon papers|aren't the issue. It's the lie. Mr. Hiss is lying. Yeah. Remember, John,|back in '48? Nobody believed Alger Hiss|was a Communist except me. Well, they loved Hiss like they loved|this Ellsberg character. He was their kind-|Ivy League establishment. I am not,|and never have been-- Mr. Hiss is lying.|-Mr. Hiss? I was dirt to them, nothing.|-And Dick kicked the shit out of 'em. I wouldn't have if Hiss hadn't lied|about knowing Chambers. The documents were old and out of date,|just like these Pentagon papers. The key thing we proved|was that Hiss was a liar. Then people bought|that he was a spy. It's the lie that gets you. All right, Henry,|we're gonna go your way. Crush this Ellsberg|same way we did Hiss. There is no other choice,|Mr. President. We're gonna hit him so hard, he'll look|like everything that's sick and evil about the|eastern establishment. You and your plumbers, you're gonna|get all the dirt on this guy. Let's see him going to the bathroom|in front of the American public. And when we finish with him,|they'll crucify him. Then we'll get|our second term. The claws are out,|Frank. You seen the guys?|-They're around. Why? You gota customer? The White House. You're fuckin' me.|-We're gonna be plumbers, Frank. We're gonna plug leaks. Who are we workin' for?|-A guy named Gordon Liddy. He thinks|he's Martin Bormann. He wants to meet you. Gordon Liddy,|Frank Sturgis. Hey, Frank. Did you see the look on|Hoover's face? He's redder than a beet. That little closet fairy's|got no choice. He hates McGovern and Kennedy|so much, he's gotta love me. And Lyndon?|-He looked old, didn't he? Have you talked to Lyndon? Yeah, I asked him, ''Lyndon, what would|you do on a scale of one to ten?'' He said, 'Bomb the shit out of Hanoi,|boy. Bomb them where they live. ' Yeah. Bob, tell Trini I'll be|in Key Biscayne at 4:00. With Pat?|-No, alone. Uh, Pat's staying here|with Mrs. Eisenhower. Yes, sir.|-Good. Hi, Buddy.|What are you doing here? I missed you. Why don't we go down|to Key Biscayne together? Because|I have to relax. You know, I was, uh,|Just thinking tonight. Remember when you used to|drive me on dates with other boys? Yeah. You didn't want to let me|out of your sight. Yeah. Sure. It was a long time ago. Yes, it's been a long time. Now, look, Buddy. I don't need that. I'm not Jack Kennedy. No, you're not. So stop comparing yourself|to him. You have no reason to. You have everything|you ever wanted. You earned it. Why can't you|just enjoy it? I do.|I do in my own way. Then what are you|scared of, honey? I'm not scared, Buddy. You don't understand. They're playing|for keeps, Buddy. You know, the press, the kids,|the Liberals out there. They're out there trying to|figure out how to tear me down. They're all your enemies?|-Yes. You, personally? Yes! Listen,|this is about me. Why can't you|understand that? I mean,|you of all people. It's not the war. It's Nixon! It's not Vietnam, it's Nixon.|They want to destroy Nixon. If I expose myself just the slightest|bit, they'll tear my insides out. You want that?|You know? You want to see that, Buddy?|It's not pretty! Sometimes I think|that's what you want, Dick. What the hell|are you saying? Are you drunk? Jesus, you sound|just like them now. I gotta keep fighting,|Buddy, for the country. These people running things,|the elite! They're just soft,|chicken-shit faggots. They don't have|the long-term vision anymore. They just want to cover their ass|and meet girls and tear each other down. Oh, God, this country's in deep,|deep, deep trouble, Buddy. I have to see this|through, you know. Mother would have expected|no less of me. I'm sorry, Buddy. I just wish you knew|how much I love you, that's all. It took me a long time to fall|in love with you, Dick, but I did. And it doesn't|make you happy. You want them to love you.|-No, I don't. I'm not Jack Kennedy. They never will, Dick. No matter how many elections|you win, they never will. Gentlemen,|the president. All right, gentlemen.|This is our last damn leak. It's no way to run|a goddamn government. We're going to prosecute the hell out of|Ellsberg and any else who wants to leak. And, uh, that means anyone of you here|who crosses the line, I'm personally|going after them, okay? The permissiveness|of this year is over. The belts are coming off and people|are going to go to the woodshed. 'Cause the government cannot survive|with a counter-government inside it. I know how traitors operate.|I've dealt with them all of my life. It's never the little people.|Little people do not leak. It's always some, uh, smooth|son of a bitch like Ellsberg. You know,|the Harvard Hebrew boys who leak. Now I hear people say, ''But Ellsberg|did it for the good of the country.'' You know, ''The people's|Right to know.'' You know. Well, well,|Never the case, Alger Hiss said the same damn thing,|and so did the Rosenbergs. Look what happened to them. Old Sparky got 'em. They always|underestimated old Nixon, see. We're gonna fight just as dirty.|This is sudden death, gentlemen. We're gonna get them on the ground,|stick in our spikes and twist and show them|no mercy. So, uh, starting today, no one|in this room talks to the press, uh, without checking first|with Mr. Haldeman here. And, uh, that means, Ron, a complete|freeze on the New York Times, CBS, PBS, Jack Anderson|and the Washington Post. Um, Mr. Haldeman is the chief|high executioner from now on, so don't you come whining to me|when he tells you to do something. That's me talking, okay? And if you do|come to me, I'll be tougher than he is. Anyone who screws with us, his fucking|head comes off. You got that? Well, thank you very much,|gentlemen, and, uh, good day to you. History|will never be the same. We're taking a step into the future. Liddy, give them the folder.|-We have changed the world. Five, ten.|-Let's see what else you got. I must say, you look very good. Looks can be deceiving. Uh, we know what risks|you've taken in inviting us here. I took no risk. I am too old to be afraid|Of what anyone thinks. Don't ever trust them. They never tell|the truth or honor|their commitments. Vietnamese are like Russians. Both are dogs. Mr. Chairman, there's an old saying|in my country: The enemy of my enemy|is my friend. That has the added virtue of being true. Your writings|have changed the world, Mr. Chairman. Bullshit. My writings|mean absolutely nothing. I want to know your secret. My secret, Mr. Chairman? How a fat man|gets so many girls. Power, Mr. Chairman, is the ultimate aphrodisiac. You know,|I voted for you in your last election. I was the esser of two evils. You are too modest, Mr. Nixon. You are as evil as I am. We are the new emperors. We are both from poor families and others pay to feed|the hunger in us. In my case,|millions of reactionaries. In your case,|millions of Vietnamese. Uh, civil war is always|the cruelest kind of war, but our two nations|were forged by revolution. The United States, China. Peace? Is peace|all you're interested in? The real war is in us. History is|a symptom of our disease. In a surprise|Christmas bombing of Hanoi, Nixon delivered more tonnage than|was used at Dresden in World War II. It is without doubt the most brutal|bombing in American history. Newspapers are calling it|a Stone Age tactic and Nixon|a maddened tyrant. Nixon's response.: 'When the Vietnamese take the Paris|peace talks seriously, I'll stop.' A penny for your thoughts. Just think of the-- Think of the life|Mao's led. In '52 I--|I called him a monster. Now he could be|Our most important ally. Only Nixon|could've done that. You're a long way|from Whittier. Yep. Yes, I am. Congratulations,|Dick. Mr. Ziegler. Mr. President, the press guys|asked if you could come back. The hell with them.|-I'll go back, Mr. President. No, uh, they want you, Mr. President.|I, uh--I think it would be a good move. Oh? Who's back there?|-Everybody. Okay. Gentlemen,|I go now to discover the exact length, width|and depth of the shaft. Ladies and gentlemen,|the president. Oh, it's the president.|-Hi. Hi.|-Hi. Mr. President-|-Congratulations, sir. Well done! Thank you, sir! Bravo, sir!|-Thank you. Congratulations! Well, it looks to me like we're gonna lose|a war for the first goddamn time. Yep. And you're goin'|right along with it, Dick, buyin' into|this Kissinger bullshit, this detente|with Communists. Detente.|Sounds like a couple of fags dancin' Jack, we're not living in the same|country you and I knew in '46. Our people are just not gonna sacrifice|in major numbers for war. Can't even get 'em to accept|cuts in their gas tax. Now, the Arabs and the Japanese|are draining the gold reserves- If we'd won in Vietnam,|we wouldn't be having this conversation. It's nobody's fault, Jack.|It's change. It's a fact of history. Even that old cocksucker|J. Edgar Hoover's dead. Who'd have thought that possible? How's the food over there|in China, Mr. Nixon? Oh, it's delicious,|if you're president. So, uh, what are you gonna do|about that Allende fella nationalizing our businesses|in Chile? You gonna send Kissinger|down there? We're gonna get rid of him--Allende,|I mean-just as fast as we can. He's at the top of the list.|-How about Kissinger along with him? Now, Kissinger's|misunderstood. He acts like a Liberal for|his establishment friends, but he's even tougher than I am.|-So Kissinger stays. Just like Castro,|Mr. Nixon. Yeah. He stays. And you are comfortable|with that decision, huh? Desi's got a point. What the hell are we gonna do about the|Communists here in our own backyard? What do you really mean,|Jack? I mean I got federal price|controls on my oil. And the rag heads are beatin'|the shit out of me, Dick. And your E.P.A.|environmental agency has got its thumb so far up my ass|it's scratchin' my ear! I think it's time for us to be--|-Let him finish, Bob. I gota federal judge orderin' me to bus|my grandkids halfway across this town to go to school|with some nigger kids. Now, Dick-|Mr. President- Aren't you forgetting|who put you where you are? The American people|put me where I am, Jack. Really. Well, that can be|changed. In a heartbeat. Jack, I've learned politics|is the art of compromise. I learned it the hard way.|I don't know if you have. Well, let me|tell you this, Jack. If you don't like it,|there's an election in November and you can take your money out|in the open and give it to Wallace. How about it, Jack?|You willing to do that? Hand this country over to some pansy|Poet socialist like George McGovern? 'Cause if you're not happy|with the E.P.A. up your ass, try the I.R.S. Goddamn, Dick. You're not threatening me,|are ya? Presidents|don't threaten, Jack. They don't have to. Good day to you, gentlemen.|Thank you. With candidate|George Wallace out of the race, paralyzed by|an assassin's bullet, Richard Nixon|has crushed George McGovern in the 1972|presidential election. It is the second-biggest|landslide in American history. Four more years! As the new term begins, it does not seem the Watergate|investigations have damaged Nixon in any significant way. Probably our biggest achievement|as an administration, when it's all|said and done, isn't China|or Russia. It's pulling out of Vietnam|Without a right-wing revolt. I believe you're right. But even the presidency|isn't enough anymore. Sir? The presidency by itself|won't protect us, Bob. We're beyond politics now. Mr. Ehrlichman. Yeah. Sir, just in from Paris. The Vietnamese|have accepted Henry's peace proposal. Good. The bombing worked. They're caving.|-Congratulations! That mad bomber theory|wasn't so crazy after all. Henry is coming back to join us. He|wants to be included in the photographs. There's a surprise. This could be it. This could be it.|Four long years. Jeez. Incidentally, I don't know if this is|the right time, but you should know- Bill Sullivan at the F.B.I. got|back to us with his report on Kissinger. I didn't wanna bring it up because of--|-Go on. Well, Sullivan, uh,|thinks he's the one. Henry's the leaker. Yeah, I knew it. I knew it|from '69 on and I said it all along. Yeah, I remember.|-No, you didn't, Bob. Come on. Looks like he talked to, uh,|Joe Kraft and the Times. Claims that he was dead set|against the bombing, that you were unstable and that|he has to handle you with kid gloves. That explains his press notices. Working both sides of the fence.|Jew-boy Henry. My God. He talked to the New York Times?|-Yes, he did. We ought a fire his whining|ass right now, when he's on top. And it'd set the right example|For the rest of this administration. I would personally|Volunteer for that assignment right now. No. No. He's our only star right now.|He'd go crying to the press. He'd crucify us. Son of a bitch. Get someone on our staff|on his ass. Tap his phones.|I wanna know everyone he talks to. Let's see how long|the Kissinger mystique lasts. So, John, what about|these Watergate clowns? This, uh,|Sirica's crazy. Thirty-five year sentence.|No weapons, right? No injuries. Uh, there's no success.|It's just ridiculous. Sirica's just trying to force someone|to testify, but they're solid. What about this|Washington Post crap? Uh, Woodwind|and Fernstein. Bernstein, sir.|-Who the fuck are they, anyway? Bob, you working on revoking|Their television license? Yes, sir, I am.|-Good. Well, uh, they're trying to connect|Bob and John with the secret fund. But they don't have much.|-They don't have anything. The F.B.I.'s feeding me|their reports. I-I didn't think you should lose|any more sleep over it, sir. Good man, John,|good man. I can therefore announce that our long|and tragic involvement in Vietnam is at an end. Our mission is accomplished. Uh, we have a cease-fire and our prisoners of war|are coming back home. South Vietnam has the right|to determine its own future. So, we have peace|with honor. The president will take|some of your questions now. Mr. President!|-Dan. Isn't it true little has been|achieved in this agreement that the Communists have not|been offering since 1969, that in fact your administration has|needlessly prolonged the war and escalated it to|new levels of violence? I will, uh, try to, uh-- answer that question|in some detail. Mr. President! What is your reaction|To James McCord's statement that high-level White House officials|were involved in the Watergate break-in? That's the dumbest thing I've heard. The Washington Post is reporting|that Mr. Haldeman and Ehrlichman secretly dispersed up to|$900, 000 in campaign funds. Is there any truth to that?|-Now, let me make this perfectly clear. I will not respond to the charges|of the Washington Post. Nor will I comment on a matter|that is currently before the courts. Sir, do you intend to cooperate with|Senator Ervin's committee? Will you agree to the appointment|of a special prosecutor? Mr. President!|-Mr. President! Mr. President! Thank you! Mr. President,|shouldn't you-- Ron, get in there|and do something! I end the longest war|in American history and they keep harping|on this chicken-shit! God! You know who's behind this, don't you?|Teddy Kennedy. Yeah, he drowns a broad in his car,|and he can't run for president-- He did get pretty burned|at Chappaquiddick. My point exactly! Somebody had to die|before he got his shit in the papers! Fucking Kennedy's getaway|with everything! Goddamn them! You see me|screwin' everything that moves? For Christ's sake, I did what|the New York Times editorial page said for me to do! I ended the war! I got S.A.L.T. One with the Russians;|I opened China. So why are these assholes|turning on me? 'Cause they don't like the way I look,|where I went to school! Because they're not Americans.|-Yeah, right. They don't trust America. Why would they? Hmm? They just come here|to stick their snouts in the trough. Who are these people?|Sulzberger. Their parents are gold traders from|eastern Europe, with due respect, Henry. They buy things. They come|to ''Jew'' York city and buy up things. And one of the things they buy,|Mr. President, is the New York Times. You know what? You should be proud,|because they'll never trust you, sir. Because we speak|for the average American. You know why|they're turning on me? It's because they're not|serious about power, that's why. They're playing with power. They're|forgetting the national interest. In the old days people knew|how to hold power, how to set limits. They wouldn't have torn this country|apart over a third-rate burglary. For Christ's sake, now all|they care about are their egos, looking good|at cocktail parties. Beating out other papers|and chasing girls. Wondering whether someone|said something nice about them. All short-term,|frivolous bullshit. Ben Bradlee worrying about|Teddy Kennedy liking him. Get Mr. Dean in here,|Will you ? Mr. President, I fear we are|drifting toward oblivion here. We are playing|a totally reactive game. We have to get ahead|Of the ball. Now, we all know|that you are clean. Right? Then let's take off|the gloves. Let's do a housecleaning.|-Housecleaning? No, it could be ugly,|Henry, really ugly. It must be done, sir.|Your government is paralyzed. All kinds of shit could come out.|The Ellsberg thing. You knew about that, didn't you, Henry?|-Well, I heard something. It sounded idiotic.|-''Idiotic.'' Yeah, I suppose it was. I thought it was your idea|to expose Ellsberg as a sex fiend. I guess somebody just|took you too literally. I never suggested a bunch of imbeciles|break into a psychiatrist's office. It doesn't matter. The point is you|might lose your media darling halo if the media start sniffing|around our dirty laundry. Sir, I never had anything to do with|That and I resent the implication-- Resent it all you want, Henry,|but you're in with the rest of us. Cambodia.|Ellsberg. The wiretaps you put in. The president wants you to know you|can't just click your heels and head back|to Harvard Yard. It's your ass too, Henry, and it's in|the wind twisting with everyone else's. Sir. Yeah? There are times when even|the president can go too far. You played it perfectly, sir. That cocksucker'll think twice|before he leaks again. Yeah. He'll be looking in his toilet bowl|every time he pulls the chain. Hunt wants more money. 122 thousand.|-Fuck! He says if he doesn't|get it right away, he's gonna blow us out of the water,|and he means it. Ever since his wife died in the|plane crash, he's been over the edge. Pay him what he wants. We've got to turn the faucet|off on Hunt and these Cubans. They are out of control. John, you|Might want to just burden me with-- It's Helms. It's gotta be Helms.|He's behind it. I think we could leverage Helms.|-How? When I met with him,|he kind of tipped his hand. 'Cause this entire affair is related to|the Bay of Pigs. If it comes up-- This has nothing to do|with the Bay of Pigs! I have no concern|About the Bay of Pigs! I couldn't believe it. This is what the president|told me to relay to you, Dick. I had to|remind him who he was talking to. So, I was wondering, what's such|dynamite in this Bay of Pigs thing, sir? Although it was clearly effective,|because all of a sudden it was no problem for Helms to go to|the F.B.I. and put a lid on Watergate. What about the documents|he promised? He'll give us the documents. But I think|if we offer him an ambassadorship, the ambassadorship to Iran,|we can get rid of him. No, I, uh, I promised Iran|to Townsend. No. Put Townsend|in Belgium, sir. It's available. He gave us 300 grand. Belgium's not|worth more than, I don't know, 100, 150. What about England?|-Brandenberg's paid three times that. Helms wants Iran|or there might be a problem. Sir, all his old buddies are over|there making a fortune off the shah, and he wants-|-When does this end, Bob? Executive clemency.|-What? Hunt and the Cubans have nothing|to lose now. Pardon them all. Nobody's going to investigate for|which the criminals have been pardoned. Yeah, I like that.|-Yeah, but it'll never do. Pardoning them means we're all guilty.|The press, the people'll go nuts. Am I supposed to just sit here|and watch them coming closer, eating their way|to the centre? Lyndon bugged;|so did Kennedy. F.D.R. cut a deal|with lucky Luciano. Christ, even Eisenhower|had a mistress. What's so special about me?|Huh? I mean, what about Lyndon? He could|make a couple of calls hell and shut this whole damn thing down. Anyone talk to him? What did he say?|-I did. No dice. He hit the roof.|-Why? He said if you go out with a story|about how he bugged your plane, he's gonna reveal-- All right.|All right, Bob! What's the matter|with you? I know. I just know we've made|too many enemies. There's another thing. Bob and I have|to testify before the Urban Committee. No, you're not.|You're going to claim|executive privilege. You're gonna stonewall it|all the way. Plead the Fifth Amendment.|I don't give a shit. They can't force|the president's people to testify. Executive privilege will just make it|look like we're covering up. We are covering up,|for God's sake. Some petty, stupid shit. There are things I can say what|other people said, and they'd be lies. When I say them,|nobody believes me anyway. Then, we're going to have to|give them Mitchell. Mitchell's family. Either it goes to Mitchell,|or it comes here. John's right, boss. It's not personal. It's just the way|the game is played. Sometimes|you gotta punt. Jesus. I'm so goddamned|worn out with this. So, are you gonna tell Mitchell?|-You do it. Why me?|-'Cause he hates you. It's worse when you get it|from someone you trust. He's wrong, you know. About Kennedy and L.B.J. and Truman.|-How so? Well, I mean, sure, they did stuff,|Bob, but nothing like this. I mean, forget about the break-in,|the, the enemies list, the, uh--You know? You got the attempted firebombing of|the Brookings Institution. Planting McGovern stuff on|the guy that shot Wallace? Trying to slip L.S.D.|to Jack Anderson? The old man plays politics harder|than anybody else, John. You think|this is about politics? Do you think L.B.J. would have ever|asked Hunt to forge a cable implicating Kennedy in the assassination|of the president of Vietnam? How long have you known Bob, 20 years?|-This is the Roosevelt Room, named after|our 26th president. Twenty years, you ever|shake hands with him? Have a real conversation|with him? No, this-- This is about Richard Nixon. You got people dying because|he didn't make varsity football. You got the Constitution|hanging by a thread because he went to Whittier,|not to Yale. And what is this Bay of Pigs thing? Goes white every time|you mention it. It's a code or something.|-Well, shit, even I figured that out. I think he means-- The Kennedy assassination. Yeah?|-They went after Castro and in some crazy way|it got turned back on Kennedy. I don't think the old man|knows what happened. But he's afraid to find out. He's shitting peach pits|every time he thinks about it. Created a Frankenstein|with those damn Cubans. Eight words back in '72: ''I covered up. ''I was wrong. I'm sorry.'' And the American public|would've forgiven him. But we never opened|our mouths, John. We failed him. Dick Nixon|saying ''I'm sorry''? That'll be the day. His whole suit of armour|would fall off. So, you tell Mitchell. Yeah. And John, you do know|That we're next, don't you? You're early, John. If you'd been that stealthy at the|Watergate, we wouldn't be in this mess. I was sorry to hear about your wife.|-Yes. Take out the money. The president would like to know if|that was the last payment. I'll bet he would. Is it? In Richard Nixon's long history|of underhanded dealings, he's never had better value|for his money. If I were to open my mouth,|all the dominoes would fall. Can I ask you a question? You have the temerity to blackmail|the president of the United States ? That's not the question,|John. The question is,|why is he paying? To protect his people. I'm one of his people.|The Cubans are his people. And we're going to jail|for him. Howard, you will serve no more|than two years, then he'll pardon you. Maybe.|Maybe not. But you don't leave your men|on the beach, John. You don't make them|beg for their money like thieves. You don't dump men with families|who've served their country. He didn't know.|This thing has gotten out of hand. You think a man as controlled as Richard|Nixon would've allowed a break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters|without knowing it? You think Mitchell or Haldeman wouldn't|have run it by him at least once? The president's men|did nothing--nothing- without Richard Nixon's|permission. John, sooner or later-- sooner, I think-- You're going to learn the lesson|that's been learned by everyone who's ever gotten close|to Richard Nixon-- that he's the darkness reaching out|for the darkness. And eventually|it's either you or him. Your grave's|already been dug, John. F.B.I.|director-designate L. Patrick Gray shocked the Senate|by revealing that John Dean has been secretly receiving|F.B.I. reports on Watergate. Crown, this is Echo Six.|-How are you, sir? Gray also said that Dean lied|when he claimed Howard Hunt did not have an office|in the White House. How is he?|-He's in a bad mood. He's running late.|Have a seat. This is the sort of thing|Mafia people can do. Washing money|and things like that. We just don't know about these things|because we're not criminals. How much you need? I would say these people|will cost a million dollars over the next two years. We could get that.|-Uh-huh. Get a million dollars in cash.|I know where it could be gotten. I'm still not confident|we can ride through this. Some people are gonna have to go to|jail. Hunt's not the only problem. Haldeman let me use|the $350, 000 cash fund in his safe to make the payments. Ehrlichman had a role-a big role-|in the Ellsberg break-in. Oh, I don't know|about that. And-And I'm- I think it's time we begin to think|in terms of cutting our losses. You're saying cut|our losses, John, and, uh, all the rest. And, you know, suppose the thing blows|and they indict Bob and the others? Jesus, you'd never recover|from that, John. I mean, uh-- No, it's better to fight it out|instead and not let people testify. Sir, I, I still don't think|we can contain this anymore. There's a cancer on the presidency,|and it's growing with every day-|-Jesus, you know, every-- Everything's a crisis among the|upper intellectual types, the softheads. The average people don't think|it's much of a crisis. For Christ's sake, this is not Vietnam.|No one's dying here. I mean, isn't it ridiculous?|-I agree. It's ridiculous, but, uh-- It's goddamn crazy!|Goldwater was right when he said, ''For Christ's sakes,|everybody bugs everybody else.'' We know that. It's the cover-up, John, not the deed,|that's really bad here. If only Mitchell could step up|and take the brunt of it, you know. Give 'em the hors d'oeuvre. Maybe they won't come back|for the main course. You know, that's|the tragedy in all this. Mitchell's gonna get it anyway,|so it's time he assumed responsibility. You're not|paying attention. He won't.|He's told Ehrlichman he won't. You tell|my good friend Dick I got into this by not paying attention|to what these bastards were doing. I don't have a guilty conscience,|and he shouldn't either. Yeah. Well, he's right. Maybe it is time to, uh, go|the hang-out route, John. Uh, a full and thorough|investigation. Uh, we've cooperated|with the F.B.I. We'll cooperate|with the Senate. What have we got to hide?|-No, we've nothing to hide. No.|Nothing to hide. You know, the only--|the only fault in the plan is, they're not gonna believe the truth;|that's the incredible thing. I agree.|It's, uh, it's tricky. Everything seems|to lead back here. People would never understand.|-No. John, I want you to getaway|from this madhouse. I want--|these reporters. I want you to go up to Camp David|for the weekend and write up a report. Put everything you know|about Watergate in there and say, ''Mr. President,|here it all is.'' Okay? You want me to put it all|in writing over my signature ? Well, uh, nobody knows more about this thing|than you do, John. You know, the details. Thatstuff|I don't know. But. Uh-huh. Sir, I'm not going to be|the scapegoat for this. Haldeman and Ehrlichman are|in it just as deep as I am. No, now, John,|you don't wanna start down that road. I remember, uh, Whittaker Chambers|telling me back in '48-- He was a man|who suffered greatly. And he said, ''On the road|of the informer, it is always night.'' Now, uh--It's beyond you,|or even me, John. It's the country. The presidency.|-I understand that, sir. You know, I--|You know how I feel about loyalty. I-I'm not gonna let any of my people|go to jail, that I promise you. The important thing is to keep this|away from Haldeman and Ehrlichman. I'm trusting you to do this, John, and|I have complete confidence in you. Okay? I'll work on it.|-Say hi to that wife of yours. Yes, sir.|-Good. Shit. It happens. The place is a shambles.|Hey! I was determined that we should get|to the bottom of Watergate and the truth should be fully brought|out, no matter who was involved. Today, in one of the most difficult|decisions of my presidency, I accepted the resignations of two of my|closest associates in the White House, Bob Haldeman|And John Ehrlichman, two of the finest public servants|it has been my privilege to know. More light, Chief?. No, Bob. Six bodies. The counsel to the|president, John Dean, has also resigned. I will not place the blame|on subordinates, on people whose zeal|exceeded their judgment and who may have done wrong in a cause|they deeply believed to be right. In any organization, the man at the top must bear|the responsibility. That responsibility, therefore,|belongs here in this office, and I accept that. There can be no whitewash|At the White House. Two wrongs|do not make a right. Now, I love America. God bless America,|and God bless each and every one of you. And we're clear. Out. Thank you. Are you going|to Key Biscayne? Yeah.|-When? Tomorrow. Ron told me that, um-- Bob Haldeman has been calling|But you won't talk to him. If he's convicted,|will you pardon him? No. Why are you cutting yourself off|from the rest of us? Can't we discuss this?|-What exactly do you want to discuss? You.|What you're doing. What am I doing?|-I wish I knew. You're hiding. Hiding what? Whatever it is you've been hiding. You're letting it|destroy you, Dick. You won't even ask for hel- Manolo, uh, Mrs. Nixon's finished. I am the only one|left, Dick. If you don't even|talk to me- Brezhnev's coming|in three days. I don't wanna deal with them|and him and you. Howmuch more--|Howmuch more is it going to cost? When do the rest of us|stop paying off your debts? I'd like to finish|my dinner in peace, if it's not too much|to ask. No, it isn't. I won't interfere|with you anymore. I'm finished trying. Thank you. ''Thank you''? Dick, sometimes I understand|why they hate you. The committee will come to order. Counsel will call|the first witness. Mr. John W. Dean, III. After I departed|the president's office, I went to a meeting with Haldeman|and Ehrlichman to discuss the matter. The sum and substance|Of that discussion was, the way to handle this now was|for Mitchell to step forward. It was a disappointment|to me because it was quite clear that the cover-up, as far as|the White House was- Was concerned,|was going to continue. Why is he doing this?|He's our goddamn lawyer. If he had a problem,|why didn't he come talk with us? Remember, the weasel's got no proof. It's still an informer's word|Against the president's. were all indictable|for obstruction of justice. That was the reason I was disagreeing|with all that was being discussed. Give 'em hell,|general. Mao taught me in 1963 If I have nuclear weapons, let 400 million|Chinese die, 300 million will be left. Mao!|-Yeah. I can tell you what happened. You want names?|I can give you Haldeman. I'm talking about the president. Mao! We all know|-I can give you the president. this man|in his dog heart. You want him to be your ally? Uh, well, he was your ally|for 20 years, Leonid. Yes, yes, Dick.|Da, da, da, da. -Da. Mr. Nixon Life is the best teacher,|and therefore it must not interfere with the building of the S.A.L.T. Two|treaty between our great countries. Peace in our era is possible. Excuse me, uh, Leonid.|-It's okay, Dick. It's okay. He's spilling his guts to the Ervin|committee. And, uh, unfortunately-- Da. Did you, Daddy? What? Did you cover it up? You think I'd do something|like that, honey? Well, then you can't give up. You just can't. You're one of the best presidents|this country has ever had. You've done what Lincoln did--brought|this country back from civil war. You can't let your enemies|tear you down. You've gotta stay|and fight. I'll go out there|and make speeches. Nobody knows the real you, how sweet|you are, how nice you are to people. I'll tell them. You're the most decent|person I know. I just hope I haven't|let you down, Kitten. They just don't know|the real you. They just don't know. Tricky Dick always knew|What was goin' on. Every last goddamn detail. And my husband is not going|to take the rap this time. They know they can't shut me up.|Probably end up killin' me. She doesn't know what she's talking|about. Stop bothering her! Hell, she's nuts.|You bastards have seen to that. Are you and Martha gonna|get back together again? Our marriage is finished, thank you|very much. Stick that up your keister! Now, were the visitors that went|into the White House warned that their conversations|with the president would be taped? Again, I am|not aware of the technical details. On Friday, we have|the high school students from Ohio. Saturday is the National|Women's Republican Club. In a development|that could break Watergate wide open, former White House aide|Alexander Butterfield testified today before|the Senate Select committee. He revealed a taping system|that may have recorded conversations in the White House,|the executive office building, and even members|of his own family. All calls|to the White House, of whatever nature and character,|would be taped? Yes, the tape|would not discriminate. None of them had knowledge that|Their conversations were being taped? This is a stunning revelation. If such tapes exist,|they could tell us, once and for all, what did the president know,|and when did he know it. I want Hunt paid. It's time to go the hang-out route. If they fear the madman- It's a legal contribution.|Who the hell authorized this? Colson?|-The Bay of Pigs. If you tell Helms|that Howard Hunt- There's a cancer|on the presidency, and it's growing with every day- If Hunt goes public,|it'll be a fiasco for the C.I.A. They're like love letters. You should burn 'em. Why didn't you? They're evidence.|You can't legally destroy evidence. You don't expect me to believe that|for one minute, do ya? Huh?|-Does it matter what's on 'em? Really? Murder, Dick? Sex? Your secrets,|your fantasies? Or is just me and you and-|-Don't be ridiculous. I remember Alger Hiss. I know how ugly|you can be. You're capable|of anything. It doesn't really matter|at the end of the day what's on them, because you have|absolutely no remorse. No concept of remorse. You want the tapes to get out.|You want them to see you at your worst. You're drunk.|-Oh, yeah! No one'll ever see|those tapes, including you. And what would I find out|that I haven't known for years? What makes it|so damn sad is that you couldn't|confide in any of us. You had to make a record|For the whole world. They were for me.|They're mine. They're not ''yours. ' They are you. You should burn them. What has changed in you, Richard?|-Go away! These guys went after Castro|seven times, ten times. What, do you think people like that,|just gave up? They just don't walk away. What, seven, ten times?|-I never said this. Ten ti--Never.|-You think people like that gave up? Castro.|These guys went after Castro. If this got out,|they'd blame me for everything. Forget Kennedy or Johnson.|It's Nixon! Whoever killed Kennedy came from this thing we created,|this beast. In the latest bombshell, the president's lawyers revealed that|there is an 18-and-a-halfminute gap in a critical Watergate tape. Reactions of disbelief and anger|are being heard across the country. My God. Pat! Pat! Has he had chest pains?|-He woke up coughing blood! I'm in charge here!|-Has he been short of breath? No, and he's sure that he has T.B.!|-Why T.B.? Because his family had it.|His brother had it. I think it's flooded.|-Richard. Get those I.V.s started. Please lie down, Dick. They need you to lie down!|-Sedate him! Dick. Dick. Richard? Mother. Maybe a trip|to the woodshed'll-- Daddy? Vice President Agnew|has resigned today, pleading no contest to charges|of income tax evasion. This follows Special Prosecutor|Cox's continuing investigation into President Nixon's finances. The president paid no income tax Lie down, Dick. in the years 1970, '71 and'72|-They need you to lie down. and may have used funds to improve his|residence in San Clemente, California. Where's the blood coming from?|What's wrong with him? He's got an acute viral pneumonia|and a very serious phlebitis. It could go into his lungs.|-Oh, no. The president|has returned to the White House. But Archibald Cox has declared war|by issuing a subpoena for nine|of the president's tapes. Never! Over my dead body.|It's the president's personal property. I'll never give up my tapes to a bunch|of Kennedy-loving, Democrat cocksuckers. This could trigger the impeachment. They'll go|to the Supreme Court. I appointed three of those bastards.|They'll never get my tapes. Can the president afford|to ignore a subpoena? Who the hell does Cox think he is? I've|Never made a dime from public office. I'm honest.|My dad died broke. Jesus. That son of a bitch Cox, he went|to the same law school as Jack Kennedy. The last gasp|of the establishment. Yeah, they got the hell|kicked out of 'em in the election, so now they gotta squeal|about Watergate 'cause we were the first real threat|to them in years. We would've changed it so they couldn't|have changed it back in 100 years. Yeah. If only the, uh-- Mr. President.|-What? Sir, Congress is, uh--|-No, over here, sir. Sir, Congress is considering|Four articles of impeachment. Yeah. For what?|-They're very serious charges, sir. First, abuse of power.|-Yep. Second, obstruction of justice.|-Yeah, what else? Third, failure to|cooperate with Congress. And last, bombing Cambodia, sir. They can't impeach me for Cambodia;|the president can bomb anybody he likes. That's true.|-We'll win that, but the other three- You know, Fred, they sell tickets.|-It's Ron, sir. They sell tickets to an impeachment|like a damn circus. Okay, so they impeach me.|Well, fuck 'em! Yeah, well, it's just|a matter of mathematics. How many votes we have in the Senate?|-About a dozen. A dozen? Jeez, I got|half of 'em elected. Okay, so I got|the South and, uh, Goldwater and his boys. I'll take my chances in the Senate.|-Yes, we should. This damn leg.|-Well, then, sir, we'll, uh, have to deal with the possibility|of removal from office, loss of pension|and possibly-- possibly|even prison. Yeah, well, plenty of people|did their best writing in prison. Gandhi, Lenin.|-That's right. What I know about this country,|I could rip it apart. If they want a public humiliation,|that's what they'll get. Yes, they will.|-I will never resign this office. Never. Where the fuck am I? What's in there? The P.O.W.s and their families.|-Oh. I'm supposed to be-- Compassionate, grateful--|-Proud. Sir?|-Proud. Of them. Oh, yes, of course.|-Fire him. Who?|-Cox. Archibald Cox. Fire him! He works for the attorney general. Only Richardson can fire him.|-May I echo my concern here, sir? Then tell Richardson|to fire him! Well, Richardson won't do that, sir.|He'll resign. The hell he will.|Then fire him too. If you have to go all the way down to|the janitor at the justice department, fire that son of a bitch.|-He's asked for it. Mr. President, may I|Just say something, sir? I think that you should|welcome this subpoena. Why?|-Well, sir, the tapes can only prove|that Dean was a liar. Right? That's right, sir. Well, there's more. There's more than just me. You can't break, my boy. Even though it's ended. You can't admit, even to yourself,|when it's gone. Uh, do you think|those P.O.W.s in there did? Now, there's some people,|and we both know them, Al, think you can go stand in the middle|of a bull ring and cry ''mea culpa, '' while the crowd is hissing and booing|and spitting on you. Well, a man doesn't cry.|I don't cry. You don't cry. You fight. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, the president|of the United States! We interrupt this program for|a special report from NBC news. The country is in the midst of the|most serious constitutional crisis in its history. President Nixon has fired|special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Attorney General|Elliot Richardson has quit and his deputy William Ruckelshaus|was fired when he refused to fire Cox. Acting Attorney General Robert Bork|has executed President Nixon's orders and fired the special prosecutor. In an attempt|to head off impeachment proceedings, the president has agreed to release|transcripts of46 taped conversations. Gerald Ford|was sworn in as vice president. Citing wrongdoing, a judge has dismissed|all charges against Daniel Ellsberg. A grand jury has indicted former|Nixon aides Haldeman, Ehrlichman- I mean, you're a lawyer, for God's sake.|How can you let this shit go through? Look. This.|Nixon can't say that. Well, you did say it, sir.|-Never! I never said that about Jews. Makes me sound|like an anti-Semite. We can check the tapes again.|-No need. I know what I said. Have you lost your mind?|Look, Al! Nixon can't say this! 'Niggers. Niggers.'' It can't say that!|-We could delete it. We're doing the best we can.|-Well, it's not good enough! Would you have us black it out, sir?|-We could write ''expletive deleted.'' Cut all these 'goddamns'|and 'Jesus Christs' out. Jesus.|-Mr. President. Don't you see that all these|deletion marks in the transcripts make it look as though you--|you do nothing but swear? It soils|my mother's memory. You think I want the whole goddamn world|to see my mother like this? Raising a dirty-mouth? We could start again, sir, but we don't|really have the staff to do that. Then start over!|Just start over! The world will see|Only what I show 'em! From page one, Al.|Page one, Ron! Ron, get in there and do something.|All this stuff-- Five seconds,|Mr. President. And four, three, two-- Good evening,|my fellow Americans. Tonight I'm|taking an action unprecedented in the history|of this office. I had no knowledge of the cover-up|till John Dean told me about it on March 2 1st, a year ago.|-I think I'm going to throw up. no payment to Hunt|or anyone else be made. He's lost touch with reality.|-I've made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life,|I have never profited-- Can you imagine what|this man would have been had he ever been loved?|-I've earned every penny. In all of my years|of public life, I have never obstructed justice.|-It's a tragedy, because he had greatness in his grasp.|-I welcome this examination. But he had the defects|of his qualities. I made $250, 000 from a book|-They'll crucify him. Does anybody really care anymore? Which many of you were|good enough to purchase. and what happens after? every year. When I, in 1968, decided to become|a candidate for the president, I decided|to clean the decks and to put everything|in real estate. So, that's where the money came from.|That's all I own. That's what we have,|and that's what we owe. Because people have got to know|whether or not their president- president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook. I've earned everything I have- She does have a respectable|Republican cloth coat. And I always tell her, uh,|she'd look good in anything. There has never been|any feathering of nests. Not in this|administration. Now, let me just say this- And I want to say this|to the television audience. The Supreme Court ruled today eight to|nothing that President Nixon's claims of executive privilege|cannot be used in criminal cases and must turn over subpoenaed tapes.|-The House Judiciary Committee has voted 27 to 11 to recommend impeachment|to the full House. The deliberations now go|to the House floor. In its report, the committee offers|evidence Nixon obstructed justice on at least 36 occasions, that he encouraged his aides|to commit perjury, and that Nixon abused|the powers of his office. In a separate report,|the Senate Select committee details the misuse|of the I.R.S. the F.B.I., the C.I.A.|and the justice department. It denounces the plumbers|and it raises the question of whether the United States|had a valid election in 1972. Come in. Victory at Sea, Al.|Henry. The Pacific Theatre. Christ, you can almost hear|the waves breaking over the decks. I'm afraid we have another problem,|Mr. President. Excuse me, gentlemen. June 23rd, '72, sir. Your instructions to Haldeman|regarding the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. So? Your lawyers|feel that it's|the smoking gun. That's totally out of context.|I was protecting the national security. Sir, the deadline|is today. Can we get around this,|Al? It's the Supreme Court,|sir. You don't get around it. If, uh-- If you resign, you can keep your tapes|as a private citizen. You could fight them|For years. What if I stay? You have the army. The army? Lincoln used it. We'll have civil war. How do you see this? Oh, God. We can't survive this,|sir. They also have you instructing Dean|to make the pay off to Hunt. There's nothing in that statement|the president can't explain. Sir, you talked about opening up|the whole Bay of Pigs thing again. That's right.|-On the June 20 tape. The one with|the 18-minute gap. I don't know anything|about that. You mentioned the Bay of Pigs|several times. Sooner or later, they're going to|want to know what that means. They're going to want to|know what's on that gap. It's gone. No one will ever|find out what's on it. They might if there was|another recording. We both know|it's possible. I know for a fact that it's possible. I've spoken to Ford. There's|a very strong chance that he'll pardon you. I don't need a goddamned deal,|for God's sake. I-- This is something that|you will have to do, Mr. President. I thought|you'd rather do it now. I'll wait outside. Sir. May I say, sir,|that if you stay now, it will paralyze the nation|and its foreign policy. You always had a great|sense of timing, Henry. When to give and when to take. How do you think Mao|and Brezhnev will react? Do you think they'll|remember us, Henry, after all the great things|you and I did together, as some kind of-- of crooks? They will understand. To be undone by a third-rate burglary|is a fate of biblical proportions. History will treat you far more kindly|than your contemporaries. Yeah. Depends who writes|the history books. I'm not a quitter,|never have been. But I'm not stupid either. A trial would kill me.|That's what they want. They won't get it. Fuck 'em. If they harass you, I too will resign,|and I will tell the world why. Don't be stupid.|The world needs you, Henry. You always saw|the big picture. You were my equal|in many ways. You're the only friend|I got, Henry. Do you ever pray? You know, believe|in a supreme being? Uh, not really. You mean on my knees? My mother used to pray|a lot. It's been a long time|since I really prayed. Let's pray, Henry. Let's pray a little. Just you and me. I hope this doesn't|embarrass you, Henry. No. Not at all, no. This is not going to leak,|is it? Don't be too proud,|Henry. Never be too proud|to go on your knees before God. God. How can a-- How can a country|come apart like this? What have I done wrong? I opened China. I made peace|with Russia. I ended the war. I did what I thought|was right. Uh-- God, why do they|hate me so? It's unbelievable.|It--It's insane. Oh, M-Mom, I'm sorry.|God, please forgive me, God. I didn't mean it.|I didn't know what to do. I don't know why|this is happening to me. I can't believe-- Al. They smelled the blood|on me this time, Al. I got soft, you know? A rusty, metallic smell. I know it well, sir. It came over from Vietnam,|you know? Sir?|-That smell. I mean, everyone|suffered so much. Their boys killed. Uh, they need to|sacrifice something. You know, appease|the gods of war. Mars, Jupiter. I am that blood,|General. I am that sacrifice. In the highest place|of all. Yeah. All leaders must|finally be sacrificed. Things won't be the same|after this. No, I played|by the rules. Rules changed right|in the middle of the game. There's no respect|for American institutions anymore. No, people are cynical. The press--ah, the press|is out of control. People spit on soldiers. Government secrets mean nothing. I pity the next guy|who sits here. Good night,|gentlemen. Mr. President. When they look at you, they see|what they want to be. When they look at me, they see what they are. Dick, please don't. I can't. I don't have|the strength anymore. It'll be over soon. No, it's going to start now. Oh, Buddy. If I could just sleep. If I could just sleep. There'll be time for that.|-Yeah. You know, once when I was sick as a boy, my mother gave me|this stuff and she made me|swallow it. It made me throw up|all over her. I wish I could|do that now. I'm so afraid. There's darkness out there. I could always see|where I was going. But it's dark out there. God, I've always been|afraid of the dark. Buddy. There are many fine careers. This country needs|good farmers, good businessmen,|good plumbers, good carpenters. I remember my old man. I think that they would have|called him sort of a-- sort of a little man,|a common man. Well, he didn't consider|Himself that way. You know what he was? He was a streetcar motorman|first. Then he was a farmer. Then he had a lemon ranch. It was the poorest lemon ranch|in California, I can assure you. He sold it before|they found oil on it. Then he was a grocer. But he was a great man because he did his job. And every job counts|up to the hilt, regardless of what happens. Nobody will ever write a book,|probably, about my mother. Well, I guess|all of you would say this|about your mother. My mother was a saint. And I think of her, two boys dying|of tuberculosis, and seeing each of them die. And when they died- Yes, she will have no books|written about her. But she was a saint. Now, however,|we look to the future. I remember something, uh,|Theodore Roosevelt wrote when his first wife died in his twenties. He thought the light|had gone from his life forever. But he went on, and he|not only became president, but as an ex-president,|he served his country, always in the arena,|tempestuous, strong, sometimes right,|sometimes wrong. But he was a man. And as I leave, that's an example I think|all of us should remember. See, we think sometimes|when, uh, things happen|that don't go the right way; we think that when someone|dear to us dies, uh, when we lose|an election or when we suffer defeat, that all is ended. Not true. It's only a beginning,|always, because the greatness comes,|not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks,|some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been|in the deepest valley can you ever know|how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. So I say to you on this occasion, we leave, proud of the people|who have stood by us and worked for us and served|this government and this country. We want you to continue|to serve in government, if that is what you wish. Remember,|always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember,|others may hate you. But those who hate you|don't win unless you hate them. And then,|you destroy yourself. And so we leave with high hopes|and good spirits and with deep humility. And I say to each|and every one of you, not only will we always|remember you, but always you will be in our hearts. And you'll be in our prayers. And only then will you find|what we Quakers call 'peace at the center. ' He gave of|Himself with intelligence and energy and devotion to duty. Richard Nixon was buried|and honored by five presidents on April 26, 1994, less than a year after his|beloved wife, Pat, had died. Nixon always maintained that|if he had not been driven from office, the North Vietnamese would not|have overwhelmed the South in 1975. In a sideshow, Cambodian society was|destroyed and mass genocide resulted. The second half of the 20th century will be known|as the age of Nixon. In his absence,|Russia and the United States returned to a decade of high-budget|military expansion and near war. Nixon, who was pardoned|by President Ford, lived to write six books and travel the world|as an elder statesman. For the remainder of his life, he fought successfully|to protect his tapes. The National Archives|spent 14 years indexing and cataloging them. Out of4, 000 hours,|60 hours have been made public. 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