when you state one story, you testified here and made yourself subject to cross examination and the president states another story and he does not appear before this committee. can you give us any information as to how we might resolve this? >> mr. chairman, i think this, i strongly believe that the truth always emerges. i don't know if it will be during these hearings. i don't know if it will be through the processes of history, but the truth will out some day. >> it's very hard to think about the president not being believed and john dean being believed. so if it came down to he said, he said, the president was going to win. >> president nixon and his counsel john dean now appear to be at odds over the watergate scandal. >> one nixon aid knew how to