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unintentional. talk about some material. more tapes from the height of the water gate scandal have been released. pete williams has more on the newly released tapes including a phone call from a supporter who would one day become president. >> reporter: in the spring of 1973, richard nixon is a president under siege facing daily revelations about his administration's role in the watergate scandal. >> this office is a sacred trust. >> reporter: after the speech and apparently after a few drinks, nixon talks with his friend halderman by phone. >> it's a tough thing, bob, for you and for john ...

♪ >> phone rings. it's john dee. and he said have you given any thought to what you're going to do next? and i said john what in the world are you trying to tell me? and he said well i think you need to figure out what you're going to do next. and i said does bob know this? and he said bob asked me to talk to you. i could not believe it. so the next day i flew up to camp david. and bob met me and we went over to one of the cabins and talked. and we were both crying. and he said that it looked like i was going to be a political problem to the president because

Bob, for you for john the rest but goddamn it i'm never going to discuss this son of a bitching watergate thing again, never, never, never, never. the interesting thing, the only cabinet officer that has called is cap weinberger bless his soul. all the rest are waiting to see what the polls show. let me say you're a strong man, goddamn it, and i love you. and i love john and all the rest. and by god, keep the faith. keep the faith. you're going win this son of a bitch. >> absolutely. >> i don't know whether you can call and get any reactions and call me back. >> i don't think i can. >>, no i a...

Now for three weeks. and i told him that you recognize that their lawyers don't agree with this approach and that they don't agree with this approach. but the president feels clear in his mind now that this must be done, and that's what he wants. and bob said fine. he understands. he feels it's a wrong decision, but he will abide by it. and in terms of john he said i think john is going to be more difficult in accepting this. and bob said i'll do what i can with john. >> good. big man. >> he sure is. >> big man. you're saying in other words he's got to talk to john? >> he's going to talk to hi...