And what the tapes did and did not reveal. This is an hour and a half. Were not talking about current events. And were not really focusing on the chronology of watergate because what im trying to tell you is what went on behind the scenes, the back story, both of developments at the white house itself where i worked and the special prosecutors office, where ive done a tremendous amount of research in finding out what their thinking was and what the documents show. So its an insider ceas view, im the insider. So im responsible for all of the views. Lets take a quick review of the preceding nine presentations. So i can try to convince you this has all made sense. The first week we introduced some people and then we ended with three surprising revelations. There were secret meetings going on between the judges and the prosecutors, a lot of them. And you dont know which is the bigger surprise, that they were meeting in secret or writing memos about their agreements. I have the memos. John
Current events and were not really focusing on the chronology of watergate, because what im trying to tell you is what happened behind the scenes, the back story at the white house where i worked and the special Prosecutors Office where ive done a tremendous amount of research in finding out what their thinking was and what the documents showed. So, its an insiders view. And im the insider. So im responsible for all of the views. Lets take a quick review of the preceding nine presentations, so i can try to convince this will all made sense. The first week, we introduced some people and then we ended with three surprising refusing las veg revelations. There were secret meetings going on between the judges and prosecutors. A lot of them. You dont know what is the bigger surprise, that they were meeting in secret or that they were writing the memos. And i have the memos. John dean, john dean, who was the chief effect officer of the coverup, and then switched sides and became the lead gove
Its an insiders view and im the insider so im responsible for all of the viewing. Lets take a quick review of the preceding nine presentations. I could try to convince you that this all made sense. The first week we introduced some people and ended with three surprising revelations. Secret meetings going on between the judges and prosecutors, a lot of them, and you dont know which is the bigger surprise. That they were meeting in secret or writing memos about the agreements. I have the memo. John dean the second surprising revelation who was the chief desk officer of the coverup and then switched sides to become the lead government witness, john was sentenced to 1 to 4 years in prison. But it turns out he never spent a night in jail. The jury and maybe the American Public was led to believe he was being punished but in reality he was not. And third, what i uncovered and what i believe is what really drove nixon from office where secret allegations that the prosecutors made about his pe
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Path to political comedy. When you are not under the impression that the world is yours, you have to figure out how to listen to the world that you are in. Sreenivasan all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contri