xfinity x1 gives you exclusive access to the best of the billboard music awards just by using your voice. the billboard music awards. sunday, may 21st eight seven central only on abc. i have never profited, never profited, from public service. i have earned every cent. and in all of my years of public life, i have never obstructed justice. and i think, too, that i can say that, in my years of public life, that i welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, i am not a crook. i have earned everything i ve got. i am not a crook. obviously one of the most famous lines of the nixon presidency, and often misquoted. did you know nixon wasn t actually talking about the water burglary there? he was talking about taxes. an issue that continues to trail
away from the more than a few white house reporters who want to hog the camera for themselves. but richard nixon managed to do it. i want to say this to the television audience. i made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life i have never profited, never profited from public service. i earned every cent. and in all my years of public life, i have never obstructed justice, and i think, too, that i can say in my years of public life that i welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. well, i am not a crook. that was the most memorable moment from all of president nixon s press conferences, but it wasn t exactly, how should i put it, true. he did try to obstruct justice and he was enough of a crook to be forced to resign the
press corp, but they don t really care much about how much camera time they get. everybody calm down. first of all, thank you for apologizing on behalf of the iraqi people. it doesn t bother me. if he wants it back, it is a size 10 shoe that he threw. thank you for your concerns. do not worry about it. and there you have president george w. bush s finest moment in all of his presidential press conferences. it takes a lot for a president to steal the spotlight away from the more than a few white house reporters who want to hog the camera for themselves. but richard nixon managed to do it. i want to say this to the television audience. i made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life i have never profited, never profited from public service. i earned every cent. and in all my years of public life, i have never obstructed justice, and i think, too, that
we get the rare opportunity to see presidents through the eyes of their peers. as his vice president for eight years, i learned more from ronald reagan than from anyone i encountered in all my years of public life. i learned kindness, we all did. i also learned courage. the nation did. oh, yes, he knew great controversy amid defeat as well as victory. he made mistakes and they like his accomplishments are part of his life and record. but the enduring lesson of richard nixon is that he never gave up being part of the action and passion of his time. joining me now, michael duffy, he co-wrote the world s most exclusive club, more over he s the co-author of the become the president s club.
still ahead here on way too early, university and municipal police in state college, pennsylvania, dispute the claim made in an email by penn state assistant coach, mike mcqueary, that he went to the police in 2002 when he saw coach jerry sandusky in the shower a young boy. details on that story, just ahead. plus six days now, for the deficit reduction supercommittee to meet its deadline. jon stewart checks in to see how things are coming along at the hall of justice. รง i have never profited, ner profited from public service, i ve earned every cent. and in all of my years of public life, i have never obstructed justice. and i think, too, that i can say, that in my years of public life, that i welcome this kind of examination.