MSNBC’s John Rutherford:
Richard Nixon’s reputation takes a fresh pounding every time the National Archives releases another batch of audio tapes from his presidency, and today’s opening of nearly 200 hours of Nixon White House recordings is no exception.
Nice guy, that Nixon.
Here’s the kind of thing that one really wants a President of United States involved in:
“I can’t have a high-minded lawyer … I want a son-of-a-b—-. I want someone just as tough as I am. … We’re up against an enemy, a conspiracy that will use any means. We are going to use any means… . Get it done. I want it done. I want the Brookings Institution cleaned out and have it cleaned out in a way that has somebody else take the blame.”
Lovely. (Not that this is actually a new revelation–it is striking nonetheless).
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December 4th, 2008 at 1:27 am
This always reminds me of Pat Buchanan. If Tricky Dick had just listened to Pat all this wouldn’t have happened.