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national election. we had left the 1960 election, which he lost narrowly to john f. kennedy with bitterness. in a sense, the election had been stolen from him. this allowed the demons that he always had within him to play during elections. >> its about lust for power and absence of morality. >> it was all about holding on to power. no one can find out about this, whatever it takes. >> when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. >> i told the american people i did not...

So colson laid this all out in front of ehrlichman, and ehrlichman said you absolutely cannot mention clemency to the president. >> offering clemency to one of the burglars so he wouldnt talk, that would be obstruction. >> but colson goes to the president. the president promised colson executive clemency, in other words, a pardon for hunt with the understanding that colson would tell hunt and hunt would stay quiet. >> seven men went on trial today in a washington federal court charged with the b...