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The press is the enemy. the press is the enemy. write that on the black board 100 times. >> sound familiar? >> you are the enemy of the people. i call the fake news the enemy of the people. >> there are other reminders of the present day. donald trump directs particular anger at certain news organizations. >> its like the failing "new york times," which is like so bad, or cnn, which is so bad and so pathetic. they are the fake, fake, disgusting news. >> nixon went after "the washington post," wh...

Reporter from "the washington post" is ever to be in the white house. is that clear? >> absolutely. >> none ever to be in. now, that is a total order, and if necessary, ill fire you. do you understand? >> i do understand. >> nixon hated the press because it was digging into the very story he was desperate to hide, that the white house was deeply involved in the watergate cover-up. his campaign seemed to work. early in his second term, nixons approval rating soared. but then came the first crack ...

And no photographer either. no photographer. is that clear? >> yes, sir. >> none ever to be in. now, that is a total order, and if necessary, ill fire you. you understand? >> i -- i do understand. >> okay. >> its about the wedding. >> yes, but its also about a mind set. >> right. >> and that is this shows again that nixon didnt understand the press. the answers to watergate questions werent in the white house. youre not going to walk in and talk to those people. you have to go see them at night,...

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What was rather ludicrous they were told not to come to dinner at my house. >> that was katherine garine gr herself speaking about the pressure coming from the white house during "the post" reporting on watergate. and she wasnt exaggerating. here is president nixon giving some of those very marching orders to his press secretary ron zeigler in 1972. >> i want it clearly understood that from now on no reporter from "the washington post" is ever to be in the white house. is that clear? >> absolute...

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