CNN Watergate Blueprint for a Scandal June 4, 2024 02:14:00
On august 27th, i was asked to come out to the western white house. the president was going to do a press conference. by late august, watergate was really a nonissue with the public. it wasn't a campaign issue, but nixon knew the media would ask him questions, so, he said, i've had my white house counsel, john dean, investigate this. >> dean has conducted a complete investigation of all leads which might involve any present members of the white house staff or anybody from the government. >> nixon lied, inventing a story about his white house counsel conducting an investigation using me as his ...