the new president was in his office here at the white house at 7:30 this morning before anyone else on his staff and after only about four hours sleep. he s felt for some time he can do this job well and he was eager to get at it. president elect nixon today named another long-term aid hr haldeman served as chief of staff for the nixon campaign. haldeman is the closest thing to an alter ego the president has known for conservative views, crew cut and non-stop video taking. it was just an extremely exciting time for all of us. it was terribly hard work and very, very long difficult hours, but it was exciting because you were building something. there was no great trust
armstrong is on the moon, neal armstrong, 38-year-old american standing on the surface of the moon on this july 20th, 1969. that s one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. a typical day for me, haldeman would pick me up around 7:15. the car would get bob, then it would get larry higby, bob s aid and then it would swing by my house and then into the white house. i am responsible for the
named another long-term aid hr haldeman served as chief of staff for the nixon campaign. haldeman is the closest thing to an alter ego the president has known for conservative views, crew cut and non-stop video taking. it was just an extremely exciting time for all of us. it was terribly hard work and very, very long difficult hours, but it was exciting because you were building something. there was no great trust involved in this and no thought at all of becoming permanently involved in either politics or government. it was, it was the thing i felt would be an interesting experience where i could make a contribution and something that
number two man, nixon s sob you called it. he never went anywhere without you. pretty close to right. what you re accusing yourself of is a cloudy crystal ball. that s hardly the thing the american public thinks it s entitled to. that s the issue. well, maybe the american public is wrong. i know in my own heart and i know in my own head precisely what i did and why i did it. okay. and i know that i made some mistakes. i deeply regret those mistakes. as richard nixon s right-hand man he was the one most often recorded on the tapes, and they destroyed him. i had the rare privilege for four years serving on the white house staff under one of the greatest presidents. chief of staff hrhaldeman found guilty on the watergate trial. do you regret what happened
that s one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. a typical day for me, haldeman would pick me up around 7:15. the car would get bob, then it would get larry higby, bob s aid and then it would swing by my house and then into the white house. i am responsible for the scheduling and also for the president s daily activities. our thing was a machine, and i knew my place.