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GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS SCHOOL OF LAW AND A SPRING DAY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS.... |
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TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE'S CONDUCT, AND ULTIMATELY, EXHIBITING HONOR AND DEDICATION TO THE CONSTITUTION.... |
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I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THE TERM AS A WATERGATE AFICIONADO. IN THE SUMMERS OF 1973 AND 1974, WHEN THESE... |
| 00:12:57 |
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I HEAR A SLIGHT RING, I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE PICKING THESE UP WITH THE SMALL MICROPHONES. ARE WE... |
| 00:28:40 |
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LATER LEARNED THAT A LOT OF THOSE ANTI-WAR LEADERS WOULD HAVE ENJOYED BEING DRUGGED AND TAKEN A LOW... |
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WAS THERE ANYTHING IN GORDON LIDDY IS PLAN ABOUT THE MAYFLOWER HOTEL? |
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HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT HE HAD TARGETED SEVERAL OF THE CANDIDATES, AND HE HAD SEVERAL OTHER IDEAS, BUT... |
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JILL BANKS, WHAT WE THINK ABOUT OF THEM RUNNING UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW? |
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THANK YOU, AN THANK YOU TO ST. THOMAS FOR ORGANIZING THIS. I AM VERY GLAD TO BE HERE. IF OUR DISCUSSION... |
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THANK YOU, JILL WINE BANKS. WE WILL NOW GO TO TWO OF THE KEY PLAYERS. BUD, HOW DID YOU END UP IN THOSE... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH HOW I GOT TO THE WHITE HOUSE. IT DESCRIBES THE EXPERIENCE OF A LOT... |
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WE TURN NEXT TO THE HONORABLE CHARLES BREYER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR THOUGHTS ON NATIONAL SECURITY,... |
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WELL, LET ME GET ELVIS OUT OF THE WAY. YOU KNOW, HINDSIGHT IS PERFECT. AND IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT... |
| 01:21:30 |
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WELL, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INTERESTING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE FIRST ONE TOUCHES ON SOMETHING... |
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WELL, I WOULD SAY WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE IS THAT IF IT'S AN EASY PROBLEM, IT'S SOLVED... |
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BUD, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION WHEN JOHN DEAN TOLD YOU HE WAS GOING TO TIP THIS WAY INSTEAD... |
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I DO. IT WAS MARCH 20, 1973. I WAS OVER AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A MEETING. AND JOHN MET ME COMING... |
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THIS IS 1972. |
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1972. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS NINE MONTHS AFTER THE PLUMBERS ARE TAKEN -- THEIR DECISIONS IN 1971.... |
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IN DEFENSE OF YOU, NIXON WOULD HAVE SAID THAT'S A GOOD DECISION, I'M GLAD YOU WENT FORWARD WITH IT.... |
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I KNEW HE WOULD HAVE SAID IT AND IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED ME THE NEXT DAY. EITHER YOU DO IT, MR. PRESIDENT,... |
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AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF |
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MAYBE. |
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FORMER. |
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THE FORMER. |
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THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THOSE STEPS. BUT THE MOMENT YOU MAKE THE DECISION NOT... |
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JOANNE BANKS. |
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YEAH. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND. ONE IS THAT IN JUNE,... |
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THE REACTION TO THAT WAS ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM, HE -- I SAID AT ONE POINT,... |
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BUT THAT'S MY POINT. IS THAT THE PRESIDENT DID KNOW. IT WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ANY GOOD |
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[LAUGHTER] I AGREE WITH THE JILL THAT IT IS HARD TO IDENTIFY THE TIPPING POINTS. I WILL SAY TWO THINGS... |
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AND I SAW IT COMING. |
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YOU SAW IT COMING. IT LOOKED LIKE THE END OF THE INVESTIGATION. A PERSON WITH LESS INTEGRITY WOULD... |
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I HAD REACHED A POINT WHERE I WAS VERY TROUBLED. IN THE ARTICLE THAT I WROTE, I RECALLED AN ENTIRE... |
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[APPLAUSE] |
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THAT LEADS INTO OUR NEXT QUESTION. YOU HAVE, ON THE STAGE, TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY... |
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THE LAW IS PRETTY CLEAR ON THAT. |
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I SAW RICHARD NIXON TWO WEEKS BEFORE HE RESIGNED IN TWO WEEKS BEFORE HE WAS PARDONED. I HAD COME OUT... |
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AND HE AGREED TO SEE YOU? |
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HE AGREED TO SEE ME. I MET WITH THEM FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. IT WAS A VERY PAINFUL DISCUSSION. DURING... |
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IT WAS HIS LINCOLN ADDED ATTITUDE. HE FELT THAT IF THE PRESIDENT DID IT, THAT MEANT THAT IT WAS NOT... |
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THERE IS A BODY OF LAW THAT WHEN YOU EXCEPT A PARDON, THE TO HAVE CONCEDED YOUR GUILT. THAT IS WHAT... |
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IT WAS A DEVASTATING DECISION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE WORKING ON THE WATERGATE. THERE WAS A HEAVY... |
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ON THE PARDON, I THINK YOU ALSO HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE TIMEFRAME WHERE WE WERE DEBATING THAT WE COULDN'T... |
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AS WE'RE WINDING DOWN TO A CONCLUSION, I AM NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE PLED, HAD A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR NOT... |
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LET ME ASK A QUESTION TO WRAP THIS UP. SINCE 1973, WE HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF SCANDALS AND WITH THE ... |
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I WANTED TO DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES. GOUNOD'S. I AM VERY CONCERNED. I WROTE A FORWARD IN HIS BOOK.... |
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BILLONE VINCE, IN THE SITUATION WHERE YOU THINK THAT YOU CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THEY DID NOT REMEMBER?... |
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THERE HAVE BEEN WAY TOO MANY. I THINK THAT A COVER-UP IS USUALLY WORSE THAN THE UNDERLYING CRIME,... |
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THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY WATERGATE REUNION. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH OF MY PANELISTS FOR THEIR... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
