Watergate. Richard nixons Deputy Assistant played a role in revealing the coverup that destroyed the presidency. He reflects along with Washington Post reporter, bob woodward on his personality and they offer opinions on topics ranging from watergate to nixon was a policies in vietnam. Policies in vietnam. This program is an hour. Good evening. I want to welcome you to this conversation with Alexander Butterfield and bob woodward which will be conducted by my friend and colleague, director of the lbj president ial library. I am director of the center, which is pleased to be cosponsoring this Evenings Program along with the lbj library. Bob woodward, as many of you know, has a special tie to the university of texas. In 2003, he and his Washington Post colleague, Charles Bernstein placed papers at the university center. It was a historically significant acquisition, which was fittingly celebrated here, so together again this evening. Much has transpired over the following decade. Public,
Legislative advisor and lobbyist for kissinger really by default because there was no such thing on the National Security council at the time. And when dick, and i was assistant to dick, when he took over the overall, that was all full of congressional relations because the subcommittee, the Foreign Affairs committee was holding a series of hearings, a major series of hearings on foreign commitments and overseas commitments of which the bases were a central part. So i became by default when dick left, the base study was my portfolio. I spent half of my time on the hell on what became a hill on what became a major onslaught on the vietnam policy. This was theforum for the end the war group at the time. And gradually, since i was the only one doing that, anything that ended up coming ended up having to do with congress ended up on my desk. Dick kaegel big portfolio when he left and everybody else was so busy in the National Security council with their own portfolios that suddenly when he
Left, the base study was my portfolio. So i found myself spending half of my time on the hill on what became a major onslaught against the administrations the vietnam policy. This was sort of the forum for the end the war group at the time. And so gradually, since i was the only one doing that, anything that came up having to do with congress ended up on my desk. It was an opportunity for me because dick kaegel had a big portfolio when he left and everybody else was so busy in the National Security council with their own portfolios that suddenly when dick departed i was the only guy there with the inbox. So i ended up working on all of the classified issues, the war powers amendment and the european troop level reductions initiatives. It became a very busy time. It was a great experience for me. It was a great opportunity because by default i was the congressional relations person. And i stayed as henrys hill advisor for, until he left the white house, basically. You mentioned that you
Head right now. That means there is the possibility of a bart strike as soon as monday mornings commute. We need to get this done. Reporter and thats one of the few things bart management and Union Leaders agree on. Emerging from talks just before the midnight deadline last night, they announced they will extend talks through the weekend. Barts chief negotiator didnt have much else to say. Were you able to present your latest proposal . We did not. They asked us not to and we have not. Reporter who asked you not to . The union [ censored ] asked us not to present but well be back here tomorrow at 10. Reporter which brings us to today a new proposal and new people at the table. The unions expect that the bart general manager will sit down and bargain with workers beginning tomorrow at 10 a. M. And will remain there until an agreement is reached. Reporter the unions say local politicians are also getting involved behind the scenes hoping to avoid the gridlock we saw during july when hund
Impacting traffic right now but just a heads up southbound 680 approaching the 242 interchange. Also, we go out towards the peninsula, 101 still moving at the speed limit and its cruising all the way down towards san jose. Westbound 580 they finally picked up that roadwork through livermore. It was actually in the eastbound direction and westbound is friday light. It is lighter than normal for this time of the morning. Only 14 minutes right now and no sign of any brake lights yet coming out of tracy. Heres a live look closer towards the dublin interchange. Headlights move westbound. Bay bridge still no delay, there is no bart strike this morning. So traffic is pretty typical heading towards the pay gates. No metering lights and no big delays getting into San Francisco. Well have more kcbs traffic coming up. In the meantime, back to you guys. If there is no agreement by sunday at 12 01, that there would be a strike. Its official. Bart Union Leaders issued a 72 hour strike notice late la