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Watergate. we're going to do our job. >> i'm going to kick their ass. >> nobody's going to package me. nobody's going to make me put on an act for television. i'm not going to engage in any gimmicks or any stunts, wear any silly hats. if people looking at me say that's a new nixon, then all that i can say is, well maybe you didn't know the old nixon. >> joining us now, the author of the book "the nixon tapes," douglas brinkley. it's really incredible to hear nixon in his own words. when you listen to all of this archival material, what stands out to you about his character as a person and as a...

They have really no sense of the limits of their power, hence, the penchant for perhaps abusing power. nixon did abuse it and donald trump might be. it comes across on these tapes. they're -- there's a lawless factor going on. they feel that they're almost a king or a monarch, not answerable to the everyday citizen. >> yeah. this four-part documentary, it's really incredible. i know you've seen it and i know you think it's excellent and our viewers are obviously going to be excited by it as well. our presidential historian douglas brinkly. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. be sure to w...

Actual intelligence community assessments. >> gentlemen, thank you. i really appreciate your time. don't miss john dean in the new original series tricky dick, premieres sunday night at 9:00. paul manafort has a big day in court today. he's facing up to ten more years in prison. will this sentence be shockingly short like the first one, or will he be facing more time?

>> all right. thank you so much. i appreciate your expertise and candor. president trump's new push to stop republicans from voting against the national emergency behind the scenes loblying and efforts next. before we go take a look at tricky dick, richard nixon's rise and fall featuring never before seen footage. >> he has lied we petedly. >> no reporter in the washington post must ever be in the white house again. do you understand? >> the stuffer it gets the cooler cooler i get. i have what it takes. >> i want to say this to the television audience. people have got to know whether or not ...

>> i don't think it disqualifies her. i think you can't expect people to live in and around washington without having a view about prominent political figures. the issue is whether it tainted the judgments that they made about a possible russian connection, and i don't think there's any evidence that their decision -- that there was a basis for a foreign intelligence investigation was based on the actual intelligence community assessments. >> gentlemen, thank you. i really appreciate your time. see you next time. don't miss john dean in the new cnn original series "tricky dick." it premieres...