NIXON TAPES: LBJ, Pentagon Papers, & "Friendly" Juries (Colson)

[michaeld5]

These tapes are all very interesting to listen to, however I've noticed that Nixon likes to cut people off and not let them finish their thought or sentence.

[bogglerful]

All these guys are murderers.

[mrblujet]

It's kind of irritating listening to this tape while Nixon chomping on ice from his cocktail.

[sufferfoolsnotgladly]

I too was a kid when Nixon resigned, I've read a great deal about him of late. I can't say he didn't do some improper things, I think they ALL do quite frankly, but I've come away very impressed with him. He did more to end the cold war than any president before or since. And he was totally dedicated to his job. More than you can say for most of them.

[chrisdenton01]

@sufferfoolsnotgladly would it be ok for a person to kill a baby as long as they save a baby also? im just following your logic

[sufferfoolsnotgladly]

@chrisdenton01 You're following something, but it wouldn't be logic. In a way, the lifestyles of those of us in the western world ARE killing babies in other lands. Right now there are people in China, killing themselves just to avoid working 17 hour work days making our electronic goods. Do you still feel blameless yourself? Unless you just wired your comment via western union, your very lifestyle detracts from the wellbeing of third world peoples everyday.

[sufferfoolsnotgladly]

@chrisdenton01 To summarize, I said Nixon did improper things, I think they all do (i.e. Recent example Charlie Rangle, who incidentally voted to impeach Nixon), I could name a couple dozen more) You can be pretty sure most people don't achieve high office without bending or breaking some rule or law. Nixon did more to end the cold war than anyone, and he was totally dedicated to his job. You could argue any of these points but your crude analogy puts you beneath contempt in my book.

[emzyk]

calimar -

Nixon was many anythings: a war criminal, a felon, paranoid and anti-semitic lunatic. A great president was not one of them. You sir should read the Constitution.

[colster4life]

I love Nixon's reaction when Colson mentions that Barbara Walters involved with the interview!

[4jeremylynchem]

That's why they called him "tricky DICK Nixon" He could  have taught Hitler's Propaganda 's minister Joeph Goebbels a thing or two.

[calimar28]

Nixon was great, he loved his country, I was about 8 when this happened but remember him well. Nixon got in trouble for helping his friends with a cover up of a ridiculous little break in at DNC headquarters that Nixon didnt even order. After all the great things he did...ended Vietnam, smoothed relations with Russia, made peace with China...what a great president Nixon was!

[Jedimaster802]

That's ridiculous he was involved JFK's murder.....

[Jedimaster802]

The entire reason his friends had "the little break in" was because he was so paranoid about what the democrats had on him about the biggest crime of the century! Do your research....

[mikefan09]

@Jedimaster802 what did they have? and why didnt they release whatever they had?

[sufferfoolsnotgladly]

@Jedimaster802 Actually, he was trying to get the goods on O'Brien, who was on Howard Hughes payroll, not the other way around. Your research is flawed. Also, Special prosecutor Cox was convinced, of one thing, the incredible venality of John Dean. Judge Sirica stated in his records that he sentenced John Dean the maximum penalty before the trials of the other defendants because he wanted Deans testimony to carry more weight against the other defendants. An odd move for an impartial judge.