John Ehrlichman: The 60 Minutes Watergate Interview (1973)

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In June 1973, Nixon advisor John Ehrlichman told 60 Minutes the White House had “no interest” in covering up the Watergate break-in because “it had no exposure.” Ehrlichman served 18 months in prison for his role in the cover-up.
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@60minutes
@60minutes Жыл бұрын
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@NGC6144
@NGC6144 Жыл бұрын
Why has the Liddy interview been taken down?
@richardmourdock2719
@richardmourdock2719 Жыл бұрын
I was a college senior/graduate student in '73 '74. Remember this with amazing clarity. There used to be a joke "you knew it was going to be a really bad day when Mike Wallace showed up at your office for an interview..." In watching this at the time, Ehrlichman was immediately seen as such a profound liar that public opinion took a huge swing against Nixon. Regrettable that today the level of "electronic journalism" isn't really journalism, just "instant headlines" that seldom, if ever, convey accurately the facts and never get retracted when shown to be wrong.
@occhamite
@occhamite Жыл бұрын
It never was really "journalism", since the Press' interest in Watergate was really just political. The Johnson Administration had among other things, bugged Goldwater's personal residence, and nobody in the Press cared, since it was their side doing it.
@Covert_Smalls
@Covert_Smalls Жыл бұрын
Mike Wallace. Wow. Every question was a setup to a follow-up. Would have been a fine police interrogator.
@Karl_95
@Karl_95 Жыл бұрын
That's right.nothin covert about his line of questioning
@josephweaver5385
@josephweaver5385 Ай бұрын
Seeking the truth and not trying to hide it is a trait long gone in journalism!
@davidh.8798
@davidh.8798 Жыл бұрын
In this clip, we see Mr. Ehrlichman twisting, slowly, slowly in the wind.
@thomasclark9517
@thomasclark9517 Жыл бұрын
“I don’t recall.“. “ to the best of my recollection“. “not that I necessarily recall”
@fudhater8592
@fudhater8592 Жыл бұрын
Ah, the good ole' days, when people who committed crimes against the government actually went to prison
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
Which is why Nixon should have went to prison as an example for future politicians. But instead ol' spineless Ford (Warren Commission fraudster) pardoned him.
@fenian123
@fenian123 Жыл бұрын
Not only that, they had class, unlike the bottom feeders today
@sandisteinberg731
@sandisteinberg731 Жыл бұрын
But not long enough...
@SuperSedingAngeL-yr0
@SuperSedingAngeL-yr0 Жыл бұрын
Against the people.
@fudhater8592
@fudhater8592 Жыл бұрын
@@SuperSedingAngeL-yr0 Many of the convictions were for perjury and obstruction of justice.
@dpf2122
@dpf2122 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this historic material available in full, 60 Minutes. Your archives are a national treasure.
@MikesFitnessGoals
@MikesFitnessGoals Жыл бұрын
Media archives = national treasure… grow up, ffs.
@dpf2122
@dpf2122 Жыл бұрын
@@MikesFitnessGoals have a nice day Mike
@malcolmxpanther
@malcolmxpanther Жыл бұрын
It’s too bad we can’t watch all of the achieves from the 1970s to 1990s
@poomped53
@poomped53 Жыл бұрын
Ehrlichman is a world class liar. History has shown Dean was honest in all of his testimony and all books he authored.
@Frip36
@Frip36 Жыл бұрын
And now everyone in Washington is a ten times worse liar about 10 times worse things.
@stevew3978
@stevew3978 Жыл бұрын
Ehrlichman was perspiring around the lips, a sure sign he was a poor liar.
@opaulamorgan4265
@opaulamorgan4265 Жыл бұрын
I agree, John Dean was forthcoming and honest, excellent memory and kept precise motes.
@charleswinokoor6023
@charleswinokoor6023 Жыл бұрын
Wallace was a uniquely strong interviewer. He could be probing, relentless, amiable and disarming at the same time. No one nowadays to my knowledge can pull that off.
@ricardocantoral7672
@ricardocantoral7672 4 ай бұрын
IMO, the best interviewers of all time were Wallace and James Day.
@beachbum1523
@beachbum1523 26 күн бұрын
He's from a bygone era, when the American press was truly the Guardian of Freedom.
@Angela-tt5ik
@Angela-tt5ik 18 күн бұрын
A reporter told Mike Wallace critics said he was terrible evil person on and on. Mike Wallace shrugged and said goes with the territory. Everyone loved the "gotcha" journalism.
@warrenparker7961
@warrenparker7961 Жыл бұрын
Convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury. Lying. See the liar lie.
@jakemf1
@jakemf1 Жыл бұрын
Boom
@jefolson6989
@jefolson6989 Жыл бұрын
Erlichmans nervous smile is like and arctic wind, sending a chill to whomsoever its directed at. Nevertheless, fascinating, articulate and somehow likable
@graceearthur2696
@graceearthur2696 Жыл бұрын
Mike Wallace was amazing. One of the best.
@stevea6816
@stevea6816 Жыл бұрын
wym one of the best?
@charleswinokoor6023
@charleswinokoor6023 Жыл бұрын
You’re correct. He could be probing, relentless, congenial and disarming at the same time.
@fenian123
@fenian123 Жыл бұрын
@@charleswinokoor6023 Mike was sometimes bad about talking over someone who is just about to say something revealing, like at 02:40
@Gamzor
@Gamzor Жыл бұрын
his son tries to be like his dad, no comparison
@TheGeoffbonn
@TheGeoffbonn 11 ай бұрын
@@Gamzor his son is the definition of hack journalism
@pbennett13
@pbennett13 Жыл бұрын
interesting how the camera is so zoomed in on his face.. makes him look more omnious
@mikebeevers2416
@mikebeevers2416 Жыл бұрын
Never noticed before but Ehrichman's phrasing, tone of voice, even his eye movements, are very similar to Nixon's.
@capoislamort100
@capoislamort100 Жыл бұрын
An intellect….
@brianlion1957
@brianlion1957 Жыл бұрын
You are right. Birds of a feather flock together.
@sherrypeterson9025
@sherrypeterson9025 Жыл бұрын
Mike , Ehrlichman sweats like Nixon, and lies as well.
@michaelreardon3958
@michaelreardon3958 Жыл бұрын
Raised his one eyebrow a lot.
@ShurlockHolmes
@ShurlockHolmes Жыл бұрын
Dude you nailed it. I was just thinking the same thing
@gheller2261
@gheller2261 Жыл бұрын
Did I say that? I didn't say that. I don't know why you think I would say that. The only things missing are Martin Short and the cigarette with an inch of ashes refusing to fall off.
@lindagarland5223
@lindagarland5223 Жыл бұрын
Ha ha! And we thought Short was making that persona up.
@NateGerardRealEstateTeam
@NateGerardRealEstateTeam Жыл бұрын
I think the character was Nathan Therm. Classic!
@Karl_95
@Karl_95 Жыл бұрын
This is hellerious
@mercygrrl
@mercygrrl Жыл бұрын
I remember a passage from the book ATPM where it noted in WH press corp circles Haldeman & Ehrlichman were called Nixon's "2 German shepherds" and also called "Hans & Franz"
@dpratte
@dpratte Жыл бұрын
This is SOOOO much like Prince Andrew's interview. Sorry the body-language folks can't see his whole body for analysis. Does anyone NOT think this guy is lying? Oh, and I remain in awe of Mike Wallace.
@trudyclay3478
@trudyclay3478 Жыл бұрын
This guy was supposed to know everything about everything that was going on but now he knows nothing that's an oxymoron
@ckwind1971
@ckwind1971 Жыл бұрын
OxyMORON
@tomjanning264
@tomjanning264 Жыл бұрын
Yea he never even heard of watergate!!
@jrodkid9731
@jrodkid9731 Жыл бұрын
What's that saying - never let them see you sweat? Ehrlichman, an obviously intelligent fellow, knew the handwriting on the wall (prison) the more Wallace probed. That sweat on the upper lip and the shifty eyes told the story
@CKDStrider
@CKDStrider Жыл бұрын
Just like his boss.
@johnlaughlin266
@johnlaughlin266 Жыл бұрын
Nixon had that same upper lip just below the nostrils glisten in the spot light look.
@justintaylor883
@justintaylor883 Жыл бұрын
When in doubt say the phrase not to my recollection
@opaulamorgan4265
@opaulamorgan4265 Жыл бұрын
Justin Taylor, when LYING, just say I don't recall or not to my recollection!
@dreamingrightnow1174
@dreamingrightnow1174 Жыл бұрын
"I was a late bloomer, I must confess." Reminds me of the SNL sketch of the caveman lawyer: "Your bright lights and strange customs frighten and confuse me. I'm just a simple caveman lawyer."
@kamuelalee
@kamuelalee Жыл бұрын
Whenever one can you use the Caveman Lawyer in a comment, then you've got "bright lights" and magic.
@cjowens102985
@cjowens102985 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂 this is hilarious
@randolphgarcia3494
@randolphgarcia3494 Жыл бұрын
BRIEF COMMENT: (RIP) To the late John Ehrlichman & the late Mike Wallace, one of 60 minutes top reporters & correspondents. Frankly 60 Minutes is not the same program anymore due to the passing of many its more famous TV Correspondents like: The late Ed Bradley, the late Morley Safer & also the late producer Don Hewitt, they both knocked heads many times over many different types of news stories. These are historically very valuable TV Interviews from the 1970's, its good that CBS News Archive has now disseminated them to youtube.
@mattjones5987
@mattjones5987 Жыл бұрын
It astounds me that these guys can accurately recall the dates of conversations when 70% of their jobs are meetings.
@Karl_95
@Karl_95 Жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@gregorioeduardo
@gregorioeduardo Жыл бұрын
Let's all agree Mike Wallace had a wickedly stylish watch !!!
@tomloft2000
@tomloft2000 Жыл бұрын
but that was when wearing a watch was stylish.
@113dmg9
@113dmg9 Жыл бұрын
​@@tomloft2000 - But what did he use for a phone?
@mlbowen6476
@mlbowen6476 Жыл бұрын
Long before there was CNN and MSNBC, there was 60 Minutes.
@erichaynes7502
@erichaynes7502 Жыл бұрын
Ehrlichman tried to cover up for himself and his boss when there was literally no way out. A few months later after this interview he testified in front of the Senate committee with an absurdly weak case. It was a nasty case of office politics, Dean had already seen that Nixon and Ehrlichman/Halderman were setting him up to be the scapegoat, so he turned into the prosecutors witness. Dean really never served any prison time, he was in the witness protection program. Ehrlichman served 18 months. Halderman served 18 months G. Gordon Liddy served the most at almost 5 years.
@davidbridge5408
@davidbridge5408 Жыл бұрын
Actually Eric - Ehrlichman testified less than a month later (On July 25th) after this interview broadcast on June 29.
@bretmoleta1860
@bretmoleta1860 Жыл бұрын
​@@davidbridge5408 oh this interview was June 29th 1973? I was only 7 at the time however I can just imagine people watching this screaming at their TV set "LIAR!!!!!!!"
@1999glock
@1999glock Жыл бұрын
Eric, one thing is universally accepted by persons involved and legal and historical scholars, John Dean was a liar and a rat out to save himself after concocting the entire scheme. He was by no means a "hero" the left and Nixon haters make him out to be.
@bretmoleta1860
@bretmoleta1860 11 ай бұрын
I said the same thing!!!! I was 7 as well... Big ups to 1966!!!
@WilliamHorsley1962
@WilliamHorsley1962 11 ай бұрын
Even as a 10 year old kid when this interview happened I felt like he was not telling the truth.
@AndyRhodes1
@AndyRhodes1 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks, 60 Minutes, for posting this video.
@angel4everable
@angel4everable Жыл бұрын
Ehrlichman is like Schultz from HOGAN'S HEROES: "I know nothing...nothing" or else" I was too dumb to know what was going on."
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
Before the interview: Hey Bob, just add 4 more of those 1000 W lamps just above Ehrlichman's seat. Oh yes, and let's not forget to turn up the temperature of that heated seat...
@MISSINGPICTURES-band
@MISSINGPICTURES-band 2 ай бұрын
Erlichman looks as bad as Nixon did when he debated JFK.
@jonathanruiz3652
@jonathanruiz3652 Жыл бұрын
You can gain as much information from his sweating and facial expressions as you can from what he is avoiding saying.
@tommym321
@tommym321 Жыл бұрын
Videos like this are incredibly interesting, and the quality of comments are a lot higher than the average video.
@michaelcrockette8694
@michaelcrockette8694 Жыл бұрын
might as well have been interviewing Sgt. Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes “I know nothing, nothing”😀
@truthbtold8040
@truthbtold8040 Жыл бұрын
Wow. This ole boy is sweating like he's in the electric chair.
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
Back to a time when the news wasn't completely gov't. controlled.
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
He's just under a very strong lamp: maybe those norty press people did this on purpose.
@georgediederich2035
@georgediederich2035 Жыл бұрын
I love the fact he claims he didn’t know LIDDY. Especially when LIDDY was named lead legal counsel to CREEP
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
He also never heard of CREEP. That was non W House lingo. He might have heard of the CRP. He said he met Liddy and Hunt only once. It might just be he left all that to subordinates, and didn't know all details. But on the other hand, here he seems to want us to believe he knew much less he should have known.
@ryetim32
@ryetim32 Жыл бұрын
That’s not what he said. He said he didn’t know he was named Lead legal counsel
@ryetim32
@ryetim32 Жыл бұрын
He never said he didn’t know him.
@georgediederich2035
@georgediederich2035 Жыл бұрын
I just think it was interesting that all of them said they really didn’t have any relationship when they all did in terms of planning and meeting it was just a way in my opinion of trying to disavow their actions
@montauk6
@montauk6 Жыл бұрын
“Oh right, yeah, buffahs. The Administration had plenty of buffahs…”
@svenmartin840
@svenmartin840 Жыл бұрын
I was 5 years old when this episode came on. And I didn't understand what was going on. Now that I'm older. I know what was really going on. Back then. Mr Wallace you were great.
@georgediederich2035
@georgediederich2035 Жыл бұрын
I remember WATERGATE well. I watched these interviews when they first aired. Very fascinating.
@113dmg9
@113dmg9 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating today, too.
@randysmith2866
@randysmith2866 Жыл бұрын
Never seen anyone with so much crook and liar written all over him!
@rickallen6378
@rickallen6378 Жыл бұрын
You need to watch some of the trump people.
@opaulamorgan4265
@opaulamorgan4265 Жыл бұрын
Agree!
@ShangHighRoller
@ShangHighRoller 8 ай бұрын
He absorbed a lot of Nixon's mannerisms and delivery.
@j1337ke
@j1337ke Жыл бұрын
Good time stamps: - When Ehrlichman learned of the Watergate Break-in is at 16:35 - Ehrlichman’s refusal to answer this question, and Mike Wallace’s excellent response laying out the facts and the timeline, is a heart-stopping moment at 17:54 and 19:09 The list at 30:39
@mercygrrl
@mercygrrl Жыл бұрын
12:28 mark his when the sweat beads start showing up just as Wallace presses him about his assertion that his FBI interviews are incorrect. Edit: advances to his upper lip at the 13:00 mark 😰
@j1337ke
@j1337ke Жыл бұрын
@@mercygrrl DAMN nice catch. The full Frost Nixon watergate interview got uploaded again and you can see Nixon getting similarly nervous 😀👍
@gregv79
@gregv79 Жыл бұрын
That sly smile...hmmmm.
@gregv79
@gregv79 Жыл бұрын
Watched Nixon Frost interviews last night...again. Riveting.
@j1337ke
@j1337ke Жыл бұрын
@@gregv79 it’s amazing. like a real-life shakespearean drama
@airassault11
@airassault11 8 ай бұрын
Why would anybody agree to do a sit down interview with Mike Wallace is beyond me. I guess John Ehlichman didn’t get the memo. 🤦🏼‍♂️
@borhex
@borhex Жыл бұрын
We're watching this old video thinking it's in the past knowing full well this is happening today in exactly the same way and we can't do nothing about it...
@harrodsongs
@harrodsongs Жыл бұрын
Exactly the same way except they are smart enough not to tape themselves talking about it.
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
Like Bush/Cheney saying we will answer questions...but not under oath. Go back to sleep America, everything is just dandy...
@ckwind1971
@ckwind1971 Жыл бұрын
A million times worse
@jeshkam
@jeshkam Жыл бұрын
Exactly the same is happening in Russia. Except that it's much worse. Involves killing political opponents, not just breaking into their offices. That's the fundamental difference between the east and the west. Since 1917 Soviet/Russian regime killed more than 22 millions of (mostly) their own citizens and started many wars, including the worst of them by invading Poland on 17.09.1939. The ultimate evil empire. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️
@richerdchikosky7558
@richerdchikosky7558 Жыл бұрын
This is how journalism is done
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
"was"
@davidhancock5876
@davidhancock5876 Жыл бұрын
This interview was broadcast BEFORE Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of the Oval Office tapes. Given the recorded conversations in which Ehrlichman participated, it is comical to watch him try to blame John Dean.
@1999glock
@1999glock Жыл бұрын
Because John Dean WAS to blame. If you study all about Watergate that becomea clear. He set up and knew in advance of the break in and initiated the cover up by himself to save his own a**. I suggest you watch the interview with General Vernon Walters in the senate hearings. Joh Dean and John Dean alone set the cover up in motion and told no one.
@Alex-cb2gf
@Alex-cb2gf Жыл бұрын
1st lie right out of the gate. No pun intended.
@lindagarland5223
@lindagarland5223 Жыл бұрын
Good one.😉
@pjpredhomme7699
@pjpredhomme7699 Жыл бұрын
this had to have been soon after he was fired . There were so many lies he told here it is almost hard to count . It had to be later on that it was more clear that Ehrlichman was involved in so many of those events that he was denying . Tony Ulasowitz - he said he didn't know anything about him - he worked and reported directly to Ehrlichman . so many lies
@hamentaschen
@hamentaschen Жыл бұрын
"These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
@shayhoff7064
@shayhoff7064 Жыл бұрын
The good old days when criminals were held accountable for their crimes.
@Kylefassbinderful
@Kylefassbinderful Жыл бұрын
lol ummm sure
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
But were they ? Or... were they all ? Or did some of them got away with a symbolic punishment, thanks to a clever lawyer ?
@brianlion1957
@brianlion1957 Жыл бұрын
What has happened to today's journalists? This is thebar how to intellegently and fairly interview someone. Rarely see proper journalism like this today.
@tedberitich2491
@tedberitich2491 11 ай бұрын
Look how sweaty John Ehrlichman was at the end of this clip when Mike Wallace asked John for his reaction to Mike's last question. Holy S#!+! I was too young to remember Watergate. I was 2 years old at the time, but Mike Wallace 's probing questions was indeed called for ! Great Journalism that you do not see today!!!
@chrisporter3795
@chrisporter3795 Жыл бұрын
He should have received a decade in jail for his barefaced lies...
@Wall2000x
@Wall2000x Жыл бұрын
A politician lying...10 years???
@chrisporter3795
@chrisporter3795 Жыл бұрын
@@Wall2000x Yes! It would've discouraged Trump and his minions from doing the same!!!
@Wall2000x
@Wall2000x Жыл бұрын
@@chrisporter3795 What did Trump do except govern for 4 years? What has been proven in a court of law? Where is the crime? Are we the Soviet Union? Howard Baker wanted Nixon out of the way so he could be US President. Didn't work out that way for Baker. Nixon did not do anything that Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson did while in the Oval Office. I would add the first Bush to the list of sneaks. Clinton bombed an aspirin factory. Where is your sense of decency?
@attsealevel
@attsealevel Жыл бұрын
Agreed, 18 months not enough. Though, Ehrlichman actually did some good things too (NYTimes, surprisingly, ran a great article on many of those accomplishments). Just a shame that he will always be remembered for his role as Nixon's "gatekeeper", all the lies and for co-establishing a grp known as the "plumbers". I think he was still very much in "protect mode" here for this interview, only this time he was also protecting himself (still hoping he might not be disbarred). He, like many watergate criminals, went on to become a writer and consultant (w/ some limited success). He, like many watergate criminals, went on to become a writer and consultant (with some limited success).
@DavidLJarvis
@DavidLJarvis Жыл бұрын
He lies like a pro.
@dwightdowson9259
@dwightdowson9259 9 ай бұрын
Mr. WALLACE went fishing for a Barracuda and in all actuality found a phat octopus....
@mfpendle
@mfpendle Жыл бұрын
What a creep.
@malcolmxpanther
@malcolmxpanther Жыл бұрын
Show some respect to your elders
@greenflyer2288
@greenflyer2288 Жыл бұрын
You can get a sense watching this and watching interviews with Haldeman at the time of just how intimidating the atmosphere must have been the closer you got to the throne. There isn’t much feeling of humour or humanity there, it’s government with a snarl. And this is seeing them after their fall when a little more humility might have been expected.
@jefolson6989
@jefolson6989 Жыл бұрын
Erlichman is superficially charming. But when he smiles its like an arctic wind. I'm sure dealing with him was a spooky if not terrifying ordeal. He and Howard Hunt were the most mysterious. Even Nixon was scared of Hunt. Am yet je wrote novels ( apparently good ones) and william f Buckley was godfather to his children.
@vinylsolution2522
@vinylsolution2522 Жыл бұрын
Ehrlichman and Haldeman had resigned at this point and were about to testify in the Senate.... But the revelation of the taping system had not happened.. Ehrlichman still had a hope here that he could Lie his way out.
@cocochanel1399
@cocochanel1399 Жыл бұрын
Love this rewind release ! Perfect timing
@gregv79
@gregv79 Жыл бұрын
He's was one sharp, cagey dude. The art of the dodge.
@michaelbitler507
@michaelbitler507 Жыл бұрын
If only I could raise my eyebrow like erlichman..game..set ..match with my kids
@randyerickson2568
@randyerickson2568 Жыл бұрын
Nope. Ehrlichman is lying.
@willyruger7895
@willyruger7895 Жыл бұрын
Real journalist back then.
@jimjoe9945
@jimjoe9945 Жыл бұрын
Compared to today Watergate is nothing.
@TheMrBennito
@TheMrBennito Жыл бұрын
If you turn off the audio, everything that life has taught you screams: 'that's a liar. Stay away!'
@kkdesignservices183
@kkdesignservices183 Жыл бұрын
He is like a caricature for meanness. Just look at the guy.
@MaidenUtah1
@MaidenUtah1 Жыл бұрын
It’s the camera angle and the lighting. Total left wing liberal media bias LOL
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
He doesn't look at all mean. He seems to have a good sense of humor actually. Beria for example, or Heydrich, now these guys looked really mean....
@390ish
@390ish Жыл бұрын
I was so pleased when 60 Minutes used the same dogged zeal and curiosity to hold those behind Operation Fast and Furious responsible for their criminal acts.
@ShannonLH1108
@ShannonLH1108 Жыл бұрын
What a little creep.
@calvinsaxon5822
@calvinsaxon5822 Жыл бұрын
"In a button-down White House." Wallace is driving the knife in here. The old dilemma: Either you knew and were thus in on it (bad) or it happened right under your nose while you were in control and thus you are incompetent (possibly worse)...choose one horn.
@giolopez2119
@giolopez2119 Жыл бұрын
WOW, I've never seen clip before. He's is sweating big time. Trying to answer tough questions under pressure, his presence shows pire guilt in his involvement. 👏
@thejdogcool
@thejdogcool Жыл бұрын
They put extremely thick makeup on you before you go into these interviews. On top of the fact that there's lights staring directly at you, and the camera takes a 200X zoom of your face.
@paradise8876
@paradise8876 Жыл бұрын
John Ehrlichmann's memoir's must have been an interesting read !!
@stevea6816
@stevea6816 Жыл бұрын
Ehrlichmann mellowed in later years. I remember I saw an interview he did in 1981 and he was much more open and likeable.
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
I read one of them. It's all, "I can't recall". John Dean's book seems the most credible, because he offers dialogue.
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
@@stevea6816 I found him even then quite likeable. He clearly has a good sense of humor. Younger folks like Dean were just scared off by those bushy eyebrows and Haldeman's crew cut. I think those two were acting much meaner than they really were.It's like kindergarten teachers, who sometimes have to raise their voice and to punish norty kids, but who outside of the classroom are very likeable persons. I'm sure there were two Ehrlichmans.
@jakeclark66
@jakeclark66 Жыл бұрын
I was seven years old when this interview was conducted. It was all anyone in my extended family talked about. I thought, ‘what’s the big deal about a cake they serve at all the picnics?’
@ididntreallymeanit
@ididntreallymeanit Жыл бұрын
Ha I just realized how similar 😂
@RickyPisano
@RickyPisano Жыл бұрын
Haldeman, Mitchell, Ehrlichman, Dean.....it follows a pattern if you dig what I mean.
@bretmoleta1860
@bretmoleta1860 Жыл бұрын
I can dig it
@mauriceortiz8817
@mauriceortiz8817 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes you can judge a book by it's cover
@113dmg9
@113dmg9 Жыл бұрын
Erlichmann is sweating profusely.
@SammyNeedsAnAlibi
@SammyNeedsAnAlibi Жыл бұрын
Too bad they didn't have the "Chewbacca Defense" back then... he woulda walked! (South Park reference- lawyer puts a mask of Chewbacca on the head of his client and proclaims to the Jury "What does Chewbacca have to do with this case?! Absolutely NOTHING! Which is why my client is INNOCENT!")
@JB-fp7pi
@JB-fp7pi Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget, Ehrlichman has a law degree. His witty responses reflect it.
@philipcollins408
@philipcollins408 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I just don't recall. Furthermore I have no recollection. Brilliant, eh ?
@jamesrapp9778
@jamesrapp9778 Жыл бұрын
Cheers for the video 😎 👌
@comelytravel
@comelytravel Жыл бұрын
Great video
@joaquinpraveenvishnu8509
@joaquinpraveenvishnu8509 Жыл бұрын
This was the prelude to what's happening today
@prestonharrison5456
@prestonharrison5456 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see nothing has changed in Washington
@elaineburnett5230
@elaineburnett5230 Жыл бұрын
Well there you go....what's the prize for consistency?
@alexthompson9516
@alexthompson9516 Жыл бұрын
He's almost trying to be Nixon.
@jfallas
@jfallas Жыл бұрын
IRS audits to political opponents ? This was common practice during the Kennedy and Johnson administration.
@attsealevel
@attsealevel Жыл бұрын
Agreed Jorge, using the IRS as a political weapon goes back to the 1930s when FDR began using audits against many of his conservative opponents (and even outspoken private citizens). Then both Kennedy and Johnson dramatically expanded the IRS role in "surreptitious" investigations and audits.
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
And Nixon had it done on his own brother!
@attsealevel
@attsealevel Жыл бұрын
@@oldhickory4686 Yep, and Nixon too! But you're right, whereas Jack had Bobby to ruthlessly pursue opponents, Nixon was right there in the trenches with H&E. Nixon was probably the dirtiest of the bunch.
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
@@attsealevel Yes, and I'm not sure where I read it, but I remember someone had commented that if these men had never been associated with Nixon, they probably would have had fine, successful careers. (might be in Dean's book)
@attsealevel
@attsealevel Жыл бұрын
@@oldhickory4686 Hmm, bet you're right about that. Ehrlichman actually did some good things too (NYTimes surprisingly ran a great article on many of those accomplishments). Just a shame that he will always be remembered for his role as Nixon's "gatekeeper". And yes, Dean's "Blind Ambution" is a great read. The free TV mini-series is right here on youtube. It's 3 hrs (so a little long) but I like it a lot (Martin Sheen is excellent),
@katg109
@katg109 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone notice Ehrlichman’s upper lip is sweating?
@lindagarland5223
@lindagarland5223 Жыл бұрын
Underneath his eyes and cheeks too.
@troyingram7023
@troyingram7023 Жыл бұрын
At the time, we didn't see our politicians as shrewed. Elected officials were honest like George Washington and Abe Lincoln.
@jfallas
@jfallas Жыл бұрын
The release of the Pentagon Papers would have shredded that vision already.
@kevinboone2178
@kevinboone2178 Жыл бұрын
You're nursing a serious delusion. Better take your meds, fella.
@elaineburnett5230
@elaineburnett5230 Жыл бұрын
For some of us, we had a eye on George and gave Lincoln a wide berth!
@oldhickory4686
@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын
Listening to the Nixon tapes I think shocked Americans back into reality.
@vinylsolution2522
@vinylsolution2522 Жыл бұрын
This must be before the Butterfield disclosure of the Taping in the oval office.? He's lying from the jump.
@neilenglish8582
@neilenglish8582 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 69...so I'm ignorant about a lot of this...but, this man is lying!!!
@christopherrichwine1937
@christopherrichwine1937 Жыл бұрын
No self respecting politician would endeavor to be president without a really good Ehrlichman and a really good Haldeman. Can't be done without 'em.
@elaineburnett5230
@elaineburnett5230 Жыл бұрын
Let's admit we don't want to make this a habit....after we clean up aisle Trump!
@terr777
@terr777 Жыл бұрын
I thought he might drown in his own sweat.
@obelix703
@obelix703 2 ай бұрын
29:04 Bruh actually said “Piffle.”
@bretmoleta1860
@bretmoleta1860 11 ай бұрын
This was filmed after he was forced to quit ( 4-30-73) he was still loyal to Nixon
@stefanlischka7564
@stefanlischka7564 Жыл бұрын
„Ehrlich“ means „honest“ in German. Ain’t it funny?
@trailwindz7833
@trailwindz7833 11 ай бұрын
His body language/facial contortions are interesting.
@alw2839
@alw2839 Жыл бұрын
What time stamp was the admittance about the war on drugs.
@rogermurray9058
@rogermurray9058 Жыл бұрын
June 17,1972 50th Anniversary Watergate Break in Watergate Hotel 🏨I was Born September 20,1972 I was Baby 👶Watergate Scandal
@nevergiveup3543
@nevergiveup3543 Жыл бұрын
You are hysterical baby
@ottomechanic1370
@ottomechanic1370 5 ай бұрын
Wow! I just happen to stumble to this video. First God bless the late Mike Wallace. What a great journalist and reporter he was. Straight foward and did his homework. As much as I would like to believe John E. I dont by his testimony. I think he is trying to salvage or save face to the Nixon presidency of that era. And the role he played in the administration. In his talk with Mike Wallace. I wish we had the Walter Cronkites, the Mike Wallace's and so many of the pioneers of passed journalist and reporters. God bless our military women and men in uniform. And our great nation.
@MrNvona
@MrNvona Жыл бұрын
The beginning of party and truth over country.
@povertyspec9651
@povertyspec9651 Жыл бұрын
Started with Kennedy
@jakemf1
@jakemf1 Жыл бұрын
@@povertyspec9651 sorry not even close to the Republican Party
@timomomomo969
@timomomomo969 Жыл бұрын
It sure was. When republicans ignored the crimes in front of their very faces so they could carry their idol crook presidents water. The problem with so many Americans is confirmation bias, and believing that a politician has done his or her job by getting the vote. To the contrary, that’s when the job begins. No different from parents who see no wrong in their own kids and blame their bad behavior on everyone else.
@PoweredByAudio
@PoweredByAudio Жыл бұрын
This guy deadass looks like Red Foreman 😂🤣⚰️⚰️
@drakea.5816
@drakea.5816 Ай бұрын
He picked up a lot of Nixon's speech patterns having worked so closely with him.
@robertmahler8894
@robertmahler8894 Жыл бұрын
This was child play compared to what Trump has been doing! Ah the good old days of innocence,
@Retroscoop
@Retroscoop Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call this "child play", but it's true Trump and his croonies took it to yet another level. The difference also is significant: Nixon won his re-election, no doubt about that, Trump didn't but claims he did. It's he who looks like a spoiled toddler who can't stand it to loose whatever game he plays.
@TonyBi
@TonyBi Жыл бұрын
Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush 2, Clinton, Bush 1, and Reagan. Every administration after Nixon's was far more corrupt than Nixon's. What they learned was how to be more nervy, more bold and more shameless and the media/press (with the exception of the Trump administration) was/is pliant and willing accomplices. The media/press are stenographers for almost every administration with the exception of Nixon's and Trump's. Also, Trump hasn't been president for 18 months and the Biden/Harris administration is going far above and beyond Trump. And the country is in far worse shape --- the pandemic is getting worse, no baby formula, inflation is ludicrous (btw Nixon stopped out of control inflation with a price&wage freeze which Biden could do but won't), gas prices are astronomical and will only get worse, rent is through the roof, there's a homelessness crisis, price of groceries and other necessities is absurd, the oncoming food/supply shortages which we already see because so many goods are not getting to stores, Roe vs Wade overturned (despite Obama promising to codify it and could have between 2009-2010... the Democrats allowed Roe to die in order to use it as a campaign issue in this year's midterm election).... one thing that is clear is the united states has done nothing but make war (abroad and against its own citizens within its borders) and go downhill fast since this interview. America has steadily and consistently just gotten progressively worse as time has gone on. But one thing is certain if Trump were president right now none of this would be allowed to happen because the media/press would be all over it and they (along with the deep state) would be encouraging & facilitating protests and rioting in the streets all over the country. And they would be covering it 24/7
@alanrogs3990
@alanrogs3990 Жыл бұрын
And Biden?
@fordhamdonnington2738
@fordhamdonnington2738 Жыл бұрын
00:45 “and I want whiskey on ice”….
@dirkdiggler2637
@dirkdiggler2637 Жыл бұрын
Creep. Somethings never change. I might as well be 2022 GOP
@JMay-
@JMay- Жыл бұрын
"I know nothKline. Sargeant Schultz. But he even looks a bit like Colonel Klink.
@custer2449
@custer2449 Ай бұрын
"I use this as my playbook. The ONLY difference between Nixon and me is that I will not resign."--Joe Biden.
@gregmaggielipscomb9246
@gregmaggielipscomb9246 Жыл бұрын
Mike Wallace was good then,. My late father used to have a saying and I quote, " Realtors and Lawyers are not made they are born."
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