jeff, remind us where you were on this day in 1972. i was in the middle of a five term i was the youngest lawyer on the staff, and i knew everybody involved. i did not know anybody in the break, and it was not of particular concern with me. i had a full-time job, i was working domestic policy issues, law and order. life moved on. it was a very busy and happy time, i could not have been prouder than to work on nixon s white house staff. and where were you on this day 50 years ago? i was a prosecutor at the national i lived in washington, near dupont circle. i read about the break-in in the washington post. and it was bob woodward who was one of the writers on that piece. and bob woodward back in 2011 talked about this day 50 years ago, here it is from his perspective. recount for us that moment, that also was captured in the film. you are at the courtroom, with you here in the courtroom? what is interesting on this wonderful saturday, they sent me down to the a
watergate break in, a conversation on two individuals who played a key role when it came to the prosecution and defense of watergate. joe joins us. a former special prosecutor. more recently, the author of the book watergate girl, a fight for truth and justice against the criminal president. jeff shepard joins us. he was a chief deputy to nixon s lead lawyer during watergate. his most recent book, titled the nixon conspiracy. watergate and the plot to remove the president. good morning to you both. thank you for the time. good morning. so, remind us where you were on this date in 1972. june 17th. i was in the middle of a five-year term of office at nixon s white house staff. i was the youngest lawyer on the staff. i knew everybody involved, although i didn t know people in the break-in. the break-in was not of particular concern to me. i had a full-time job, i was working on domestic policy issues, law and order. and life moved on. it was a very busy and very happy time