c-span: is there anything you didn't like about richard nixon? >> guest: i liked him very much and i admired him very much. he was a good man. he really was a good person and he was very good to me. i think that nixon's greatest flaw was his impatience. he was very impatient with himself, he was very impatient with those around him and he was very impatient with history. he was always trying to nudge history forward so that he would have a more favorable rating so that his mistakes would be put in context with his accomplishments, and that ultimately, those mistakes would pale in comparison to what he had accomplished for this country, and that eventually, he would emerge as a great president, particularly when his presidency would be put up against other presidencies. c-span: you say -- i think i remember you quoting it -- that when he was in the white house and met the president in the family quarters... >> guest: yes. c-span: ... that mrs. clinton called him richard? >> guest: by accident, yes, and then she caught herself and she said "presiden

richard nixon signed them. you'll see on ebay. it's in washington. we borrowed it -- it's not the nix sob -- nixon library. >> host: after all the 49 interviews total of what? >> guest: 350 hours. >> host: this -- why aren't you writing a book about this? >> guest: i wasn't doing for that reason. >> host: but you could. >> guest: i know. but -- listen. >> host: anybody can get them. and write a book. >> guest: of course they can. that was the point. i thought it was really important to create this archive. i wanted to show that you can use the power of government to create multimedia age free video. and there's no hidden agenda. other than the fact i wanted to create it. and i was alone and had real supportive. that was my goal to write a book. and the beauty is -- we touch on all kinds of subjects. we are telling you were there a couple of things that i focused on. obviously watergate was a nefng affair. -- domestic affair. it was poorly understood. i raised money. see, at a certain point the nixon foundation didn't want to pay for them anymore. a gr

closely observed the nixon presidency reports now on the first year in office. >> in 12 months richard nixonto be under estimated a political manager to be remembered as a politician like franklin roosevelt. nixon was supremely disciplined. his mind methodical, cautious, given to worry, yes, but never, never let the worries show. control the by ward for every public appearance calculate at non-flamboyance. one year does not make or break any president, a first year does set directions but the past year is the principle directions of the nixon direction are reforming the machinery of government at home and laying political foundations that will have republicans repressing democrats as the majority party in the decade ahead. >>> president nixon's primary focus, person attention was almost totally dedicateed to ending the war on vietnam. he tried to move into the committed areas of welfare reform, some areas of economic reform but the one factor which really totally over rode all of those factors was vietnam. >> i had been in the office in the president's office several different occasions wher

>>> i, richard nixon, do solemnly wear -- >> i richard nixon, do solemnly wear -- >> that i will faithfullys. >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. [ applause ] >> the phone rings. it's john dean. and he said, have you given any thought to what you're going to do next? and i said, john, what in the world are you trying to tell me? and he said, well, i think you need to figure out what you're going to do next. and i said, does bob know this? and he said, bob asked me to talk to you. i could not believe it. so the next day i flew up to camp david and bob met me and we went over to one of the cabins and talked and we were both crying. and he said that it looked like it was going to be a political problem to the president because of all this segretti stuff and this guy sam irvin may hold some hearings. so therefore it's probably better for your career and everything els

milhouse nixon, solemnly swear -- >> i, richarduse nixon, do solemnly swear -- >> that you will faithfully execute the office. >> that i will faithfully execute the office. >> of president of the united states. >> of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. [ applause ] ♪ >> the new president was in his office here at the white house at 7:30 this morning before anyone else on his staff and after only about four hours sleep. he's felt for some time he can do this job well and he was eager to get at it. >> president elect nixon today named another long-time aide h.r. haldeman, who served as chief of staff for the nixon campaign. haldeman is the closest thing to an alter ego the president has known for conservative views, crew cut and non-stop video taking. >> it was just an extr

. >>> i, richard nixon, do solemnly swear -- >> i richard nixon, do solemnly swear -- >> that i willof the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> and will, to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. [ applause ] ♪ >> the phone rings. it's john dean. and he said, have you given any thought to what you're going to do next? and i said, john, what in the world are you trying to tell me? and he said, well, i think you need to figure out what you're going to do next. and i said, does bob know this? and he said, bob asked me to talk to you. i could not believe it. so the next day i flew up to camp david and bob met me and we went over to one of the cabins and talked and we were both crying. and he said that it looked like it was going to be a political problem to the president because of all this segretti stuff and this guy s

stand out. >>> i richard nixon do solemnly swear -- >> i richard nixon do solemnly swear. >> i will faithfullyill to the best of my ability. >> preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. ♪ >> phone rings. it's john dee. and he said have you given any thought to what you're going to do next? and i said john what in the world are you trying to tell me? and he said well i think you need to figure out what you're going to do next. and i said does bob know this? and he said bob asked me to talk to you. i could not believe it. so the next day i flew up to camp david. and bob met me and we went over to one of the cabins and talked. and we were both crying. and he said that it looked like i was going to be a political problem to the president because of all this ready stuff. and this guy sam irvin may hold some hearings. and therefore it's probably better for your career and everything else if you move on. i mean it was just horrible. there is nothing that can describ

closely observed the nixon presidency reports now on the first year in office. >> in 12 months richard nixonder estimated a political manager to be remembered as a politician like franklin roosevelt. nixon was supremely disciplined. his mind methodical, cautious, given to worry, yes, but never, never let the worries show. control the by ward for every public appearance calculate at non-flamboyance. one year does not make or break any president, a first year does set directions but the past year is the principle directions of the nixon direction are reforming the machinery of government at home and laying political foundations that will have republicans repressing democrats as the majority party in the decade ahead. get on board for better sleep. it's sleep train's interest-free for 3 event! get 3 years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. you'll never find an interest rate lower than sleep train's interest-free for 3 event, on now! superior service, best selecti

milhouse nixon, solemnly swear -- >> i, richarduse nixon, do solemnly swear -- >> that you will faithfully execute the office. >> that i will faithfully execute the office. >> of president of the united states. >> of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. [ applause ] ♪ >> the new president was in his office here at the white house at 7:30 this morning before anyone else on his staff and after only about four hours sleep. he's felt for some time he can do this job well and he was eager to get at it. >> president elect nixon today named another long-time aide h.r. haldeman, who served as chief of staff for the nixon campaign. haldeman is the closest thing to an alter ego the president has known for conservative views, crew cut and non-stop video taking. >> it was just an extr

in 12 months richard nixon proved himself to be under estimated a political manager to be remembered lin roosevelt. nixon was supremely disciplined. his mind methodical, cautious, given to worry, yes, but never, never let the worries show. control the by ward for every public appearance calculate at non-flamboyance. one year does not make or break any president, a first year does set directions but the past year is the principle directions of the nixon direction are reforming the machinery of government at home and laying political foundations that will have republicans repressing democrats as the majority party in the decade ahead. the postal service is critical to our economy. delivering mail, medicine and packages, yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service and want to layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into

richard nixon hangs on 13 months more. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> when we come back here tonight, the fix is in. a do it yourself movement to save money. >>> finally tonight, a story for anyone who's ever had a broken toaster or a busted lamp. tossing those items in the trash or paying someone else a lot of money to fix them aren't the only options. turns out fixing them yourself may be easier you think. in fact, the idea has sparked an entire movement. as we hear now from nbc's kevin tibbles in chicago. >> reporter: when it comes to fixing things, it seems we're just not that handy anymore. that's why a new grassroots movement is catching on at places like chicago's kitchen sink cafe. >> you don't need to replace everything that's broken, no matter what that is. >> if this thing can be fixed -- >> reporter: a once a month pilgrimage, everything from broken toasters and bikes to chairs and children's toys are all give an new lease on life by volunteer mr. and mrs. fixit. >> many things that break are very eas

it really reflected a lot about richard nixon, the degree to which he wanted things controlled. >> documentarywhich area here tomorrow night. the film uses movies inside administration. joining me is the other nixon, ed nixon, richard nixon's youngest and surviving brother. i watched that documentary and was river vetted by it but i was not close to the action as you were. what is your reaction to it, having seen it? >> the film that we see tomorrow night is -- it's a good collection of movies that were easily obtained from the national archives, and, you know, what you've done to put it together was putting things in there that really shouldn't have been but there is a lot of footage there that you can draw your own conclusions. my own view is that that goes just fine to show the actual factors that occurred, candid as they were, and then you fill in the commentary and what not to make a story of it. well, what i'm really interested in is the story that is still coming out and is not yet finished and i'm thinking it will over take anybody's effort to do a documentary of this sort that this ap

. >> new secret oval office reportings that capture richard nixon's final months in office are set to be released. the tapes apparently reveal how he tried to keep running the country while fighting off watergate accusations. >> the united nations plans to investigate reports of a chemical attack in syria this morning. syrian rebels say hundreds of people died in the attack carried out by troops loyal to the government. we want to warn you that some of the video we're about to show you is graphic. the opposition in syria says this video shows doctors treating victims. they're accusing the military of using nerve gas during an overnight assault in east damascus. the claims have in the been in they verified. syria action bat door to russia told interfacts it is not true. is there any way to prove or disprove the opposition claims at this point? >> it's really difficult at this point. as you mentioned, we are dealing with amateur video posted by activists on like that and aljazeera cannot independently verify its yo authenticity. the team is interested and wants to investigate the claims

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the air uses super 8 movie shot by richard nixon's top aides.e is ed nixon his youngest surviving brother. thank you for joining me. i watched this documentary and was riveted by it but nowhere near as close to the action as you were. what is your reaction to having seen it? >> the film that we see tomorrow night it's a good collection of movies that were easily obtained from the national archives, and, you know, what you have done to put it together with annie lane, she was putting things in there that really shouldn't have been, but there's a lot of footage there that you can draw your own conclusions. my own view is that goes to show the actual factors that occurred candid as they were, and then you fill in commentary and what not to make a story of it. what i'm really interested in is the story that's still coming out and it's not yet finished, and i'm thinking it will overtake anybody's effort to do a documentary of this sort that this appears to be. i want to compliment you on trying to get this out there because it is a lot of excellent c

caller: a secret society that richard nixon was a member of. onsidered moving to california for a lot of reasons, especially for ones like it exposing the growth. was there any mention of nixon being a member of the bohemian grove? guest: no. the super eight domes are silent. they are ones that was made wherever they went with nixon. i do not believe there was any actual footage taken in the bohemian grove, although in the collection, there is a sequence in which nixon visits california to give an award to lbj or ladybird. we were only able to conclude that the minutes of the third five hours of footage, all of which is really interesting. we were able to give that to the general public. we thought the american people should have access to it. host: john, in clarksburg, virginia. independent calller. good morning. caller: i am from alexandria, virginia. wonderful. first of all, i cannot wait to see this. i think it will be a great documentary. this is a gift that keeps on giving. i wanted to adjust by comment to what he said earlier when the cal

a secret society that richard nixon was a member of. i have considered moving to california for a lot of reasons, especially for ones like it exposing the growth. was there any mention of nixon being a member of the bohemian grove? guest: no. the super eight domes are silent. they are ones that was made wherever they went with nixon. was any believe there actual footage taken in the bohemian grove, although in the collection, there is a sequence visits california orgive an award to lbj ladybird. we were only able to conclude that the minutes of the third five hours of footage, all of which is really interesting. we were able to give that to the general public. we thought the american people should have access to it. clarksburg,in virginia. independent calller. good morning. caller: i am from alexandria, virginia. wonderful. first of all, i cannot wait to see this. i think it will be a great documentary. this is a gift that keeps on giving. i wanted to adjust by comment to what he said earlier when the call in asking about the 1972 electi

trial is expected to last two days and he could face the death penalty. >>> the last of president richard nixon'st tapes were released wednesday. they were recorded from april to july of 1973. and as bill plant tells us, they offer a rare look at nixon's efforts to control the growing watergate scandal. >> reporter: in the spring of 1973, richard nixon was consumed with watergate. his national security advisor, henry kissinger, assured him no one would remember. >> you have saved this country, mr. president. the history books will show that and when, no one will know what watergate means. >> reporter: white house counsel john dean had been called before a committee. nixon was ready to let his two top aids resign. he spoke to alderman as he prepared to speak. you and john have made the decision, let's just say it's been made. >> reporter: following the speech the president spent the night taking calls of support. this one from governor ronald regan. >> had to say it. >> yup. i know how difficult it was and i know what it must be with the fellas having to do what they did. >> that's right. they had

from political big guns. >> reporter: april 30th, 1973. >> good evening. >> reporter: a night richard nixoneeded friends. >> hello. mr. president? >> reporter: a call from a future president, ronald reagan. >> how are you? >> reporter: not so good. 16 months before the end. nixon had announced the resignations of aides implicated in watergate. sacrificed to save him. reagan says -- >> for whatever it's worth we're still behind you out here. i want you to know you're in our prayers. nixon comes back with a compliment. >> i so appreciate your calling and give my greatest love to farcy. >> you're lucky, lucky. >> that's right. i am lucky. >> reporter: then another future president calls. >> george bush is on the phone. >> hello? hello. >> mr. president? >> reporter: that's h.w. bush. he had seen the speech too. >> i really was proud of you. my golly, i know it was tough. i just wanted to tell you that. >> reporter: this time nixon sounds anxious to wrap up. >> this is going to come through good. >> okay. >> a lot of people are rooting for you. >> all right, boy. good of you to call. >> reporte

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a lot harsher than ronald reagan on richard nixon. >> i became a columnist in 1973 just as the watergateam was about to break. it was awkward. but, you know, the phrase this too shall pass, if nixon had burned the tapes, he would have finished his presidency. there's no question in my mind. that's what cost him this. the interesting thing is it dove tails with the nsa story, that nixon saying that one of his aides, say this is a national security matter, butt out. and people are therefore even 40 years on reluctant to butt out. >> the tapes always kind of break your heart. because at the same time that you have these, you know, scurrilous things about trying to cover up and all of that, you have him talking about china on these tapes in a way that is so smart and so interesting and you just, you know, it's the tragic flaw. >> but the notion that we had, you know, virtually everything said in the oval office on tape. >> and it's -- >> what president could survive that scrutiny? >> well, we have lyndon johnson tapes that are quite remarkable. >> but not as extensive. this was just about ev

closely observed the nixon presidency reports now on the first year in office. >> in 12 months richard nixonrestimated. he emerged as a shrewd political manager to be remembered as a politician like franklin roosevelt. nixon was supremely disciplined. his mind methodical, cautious, given to worry, yes, but never, never let the worries show. control the byword for every public appearance, calculated non-flamboyance. makeup to cover the beard, special hair product to cover grey at temples, and a ready smile to cover worry. one year does not make or break any president, a first year does set directions. what the past year has proven, the principle directions of the nixon presidency are reforming the machinery of government at home and laying political foundations that will have republicans replacing democrats as the majority party in the decade ahead. ñc >>> president nixon's primary focus, his own personal attention was almost totally dedicated to ending the war in vietnam. he tried to move into the committed areas of welfare reform, some areas of economic reform but the one factor which rea

richard nixon hangs on 13 months more. >> thanks to pete williams for that. we have good news for beau biden. he may be on his way home. the white house said the delaware attorney general underwent a successful procedure, but they didn't provide anymore details. a statement released by the biden family said he is in great shape and he will follow up with his local physicians in the coming weeks. numerous reports stated that the 44-year-old has a mass in his brain. authorities in delaware did confirm that emergency responders were called to the vice president's house where beau biden has been living. a county dispatch center log indicates that on august 1st, someone at the vice president's home was reported to be possibly having a stroke and was apparently not alert. of course beau is a friend at "morning joe" and we wish him a speedy recoveriry. >>> now business. we get weekly jobless claims today. stocks down across all three major indices yesterday. the dow down for a sixth straight day. that's since hitting a record high on august 2. the dow has dropped ne

>> guest: richard nixon's friend. >> host: to our audience if they are frustrated by the little clips, the whole interviews are available on our website and a lot on the nixon. >> guest: yeah. you can get them at www.nixonlibrary.gov. >> host: william, you interviewed. did you do the interview? >> guest: yeah. >> host: when was it? >> guest: at the library. he's a theory. one of the things -- if you watch these, there's a story of course that wood ward and burstein played very important in watergate and the role that the house and senate played and the prosecutors has the army of prosecutors. don't forget the role played by republicans within the nixon administration. and he's one of him. >> host: here is william who was at the time -- the number two -- >> guest: he's the deputy attorney general of the united states. >> it was clear how it wasn't going to carry out that order, assuming it maintained a of the the press conference. and i remember him turning to me and said what are you going to do? i told him and said i don't think it's close. i think that what he's asking you apparentl

and it's both the triumph and the tragedy and the fall of richard nixon that are represented in this ight, 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn, entitled "our nixon." i highly, highly recommend it. brian frye, david gergen, guys, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> happening now, the house of horrors. the kidnapper stunningly defends his actions, insisting he's not a monster. this hour, ariel castro's twisted words and life sentence. >>> plus, the victim who suffered the longest bravely tells castro she spent 11 years in hell, and she says now it's his turn. a psychologist and our legal experts, they are with us on this astounding day in court. >>> and the nsa leaker is granted temporary asylum in russia, forcing president obama to make some very, very tough choices. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> he was about to be sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years, but ariel castro tried to convince the judge that there was "harmony" in the house where he held three women as sex slaves. during today'

president richard nixon, recorded 40 years ago by a hidden tape system, here he talks to secretary of state henry kissinger of coming to the white house. >> i had already stented a conversation at your suggestion a few months ago. >> i know. >> i repeated it and said we could do it of one of two ways, to go either to the u.n. or come to washington. >> what purpose is it to go to the u.n. and then drop down here without the head of state thing and it will be everything except the grill. >> two men from iran have been jailed in teheran after a failed bomb plot. he was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to a term in prison about. >>> won the disputed election with 61% of the vote against 34% for the opposition. the ceremony was delayed after his opponent gan changarai. >> the united states has placed sanctions on a ridges school in northwest pakistan. , traveled to northwest prak stan where he gained exclusive access to the medrasa. >> this according to the u.s. government, is a terrorist training sister -- center where terrorists are convinced to carry out attacks. also accu

in 1973 on this day, the one, the only richard nixon went on t.v. and made a historic announcement.they be we are joined by the war rooms favorite scoundrel, brett erlich. you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he was a grown up. >> (laughter) >> ... and lots of fancy buzz words. >> family values, speding, liberty, economic freedom, hard-working moms, crushing debt, cute little puppies. if wayne lapierre can make up stuff that sounds logical while making no sense... hey, so can i. once again friends, this is live tv

our daily flashback. 39 years ago today that richard nixon resigned the presidency. nixon getting off the plane in california that day. when he boarded it in washington, it was still known as air force one. halfway to california, the crew was informed that gerald ford had been sworn in and the plane had to change its disignition. because air force one isn't the name of the plane. it's the call sign for any air force jet carrying the president of the united states. today, we're taking a deep dive to look at the only american symbol that can get you from here to beijing in roughly 12 hours. typically, air force one referred to one of two highly customized boeing 747s. as tall as a six-story building. the 747 model replaced the smaller model under george h.w. bush. today's air force one has 4,000 square feet floor space inside and can comfortably carry about 100 passengers and crew. it includes a medical suite that can function as an operating room. not to mention the latest in communications technology and emergency countermeasures in case of an attack. it wasn't alway

ronald reagan calling richard nixon after a big speech on water gate. >> you can count on us.e're still behind you out here. and i wanted you to know that you're in our prayers. >> how nice of you to say that. >> this too shall pass. >> everything passes, thank you. >> 1973, saying everything passes. >> everything does, man. >> george -- >> maybe not so nicely for him. >> there was a young, rising star conservative columnist for the national review at the time writing some columns about this almost exactly the same time, george will, you wrote in the national review, that the unfolding water gate scandal indicates the moral terrify attitude of staff members has exceeded even their delusions. george. a lot harsher than ronald reagan on richard nixon. >> i became a columnist in 1973 just as the dam was about to break. it was awkward. but, you know, the phrase this too shall pass, if nixon had burned the tapes, he would have finished his presidency. there's no question in my mind. that's what cost him this. the interesting thing is it dove tails, the nsa story. nixon saying about

one of the fascinating things-- everybody always asks, "why didn't richard nixon burn the tapes?nating find in this latest round is that shortly before he asked haldeman and ehrlichman to resign he took haldeman aside and said those tapes, most are worth destroying. some are worth keeping. would you take care of that for me? and haldeman agreed at first. and if haldeman had actually followed through on that, i think the history of watergate would be entirely different and we'd be talking about h.r. haldeman as the mastermind of watergate. without the tapes we wouldn't have known what nixon had done. >> woodruff: what's the significance of the conversation with elliot richardson, who he just announced that day he was going to appoint as acting attorney general? >> again, i find when you read that, there's a sadness that runs through that conversation because he brings on richardson because he really admired him. he respected him. he thought this was a really honorable guy who was going to help me. and then he says to him-- first he says to the american people "i think it's a good

even though i don't remember richard nixon getting up and flying away, i wonder if the e.p.a. would let that helicopter leaf washington, d.c. today. this is a commonsense, bipartisan amendment that gives our farmers a stronger voice and better place at the table when e.p.a. is considering these regulations that impact the ag community and i want to thank ranking member peterson forporting this effort as well. i urge my colleagues to support it andt to say thank you, mr. chairman, to my colleague from tennessee for making this actually a lively debate tonight and hopefully a few more viewers on c-span are smiling this evening because of itism yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from illinois. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number three printed in house report 113-187. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. smith: thank you, mr.

the president richard nixon recorded for his own use. the tapes cover the period in 1973 between april and july. final few months that president nixon recorded the conversation in the white house. it follows a period where the president admitted responsibility for watergate and facing impeachment, richard nixon resigned in 1974, a little over a year after the tapes end. >>> also happening, a judge will announce a sentence for bradley manning at 7:00 this morning. ktvu in washington, d.c. newsroom, poor intelligence analysts faces 90 years in prison for leaking government documents. >> manning's attorney says he should face no more than 25 years in prison. i contacted people holding a vigil, in the entrance gate of fort mead. they sent me these pictures about a dozen people asking for manning to be set free. manning was convicted on 20 charges including espionage. he handed hundreds and thousands of documents to wiki leaks while stationed in 2010. he leaked the files to spark debate on the u.s. and the prosecution asked the judge to send m

richard nixon ultimately wanted to overthrow the, you know, the crazy hippies that were part of thiseace and love movement that he saw as destructive to america, and so he was able to get it classified as schedule i narcotic carrying the same legal ramifications if you were caught with heroin or today, methamphetamines. marijuana has three key traits, the substance has high potential for abuse, and it is not accepted use in medical treatment in the u.s., and deemed unsafe for use under medical supervision. it costs the system $40 billion despite the fact that marijuana is far less addictive than tobacco or alcohol which accounts for hundreds of thousands of american deaths each year. >> continuing the war on california pot shops. >> two valley pot shops have been shutdown by the feds and this is important, the shutdown came without warning. >> the two dispensary raids come in regards to the connection of a large marijuana raid in the stockton warehouse. paperwork shows that the dispensary goes to matthew davies of property management in stockton. >> he was indicted for the very marij

about what he called the watergate affair. >> i hope i don't let you down. >> reporter: president richard nixonbout the scandal that would end his presidency a year later. watergate. on this night in april 1973, nixon had just delivered his first speech addressing the charges. >> good evening. i want to talk to you tonight from my heart. >> reporter: accepting the resignations of halderman and other key aides. listen to the frustrated president's colorful language. >> well it's a tough thing, bob, for you, for john the rest, but god dam it i'm never browna discuss this son of a pitch watergate thing again. never, never, never, never. let me say you're a strong man, god damn it and i love ya and i, you know, i love john and all the rest and by god keep the faith. keep the faith. you're browna win this son of a bitch. >> reporter: it's one revealing moment just released by the nixon presidential library and national archives. in another then california governor and future president ronald reagan called to offer his support that same night. >> for whatever it's worth i'm still -- you can count on

so he turned to richard nixon. and nixon brought in the entire cabinet.s a result of that, they were able to receive quite a bit of money to implement these programs. >> just as we lost dr. king horribly to an assassin, and then whitney young's life was cut short apparently what was probably a heart attack, he was swimming off the coast of africa. >> yes, he had attended a conference there was africans and african-americans. and it was a business conference. meant to bring the two continents together. and he went swimming after the session had ended with some friends, ramsey clark was one of them. and he drowned. i remember ramsey clark saying he was fooling around, having a great time. actually his last word were, "this is great." they realized he was actually struggling. so they tried to resuscitate him. they couldn't. initially they thought it was a heart attack, then ruled it a drowning. it was very sad and shocking. >> shocking indeed. ramsey clark and the former attorney general. >> exactly. >> well, bonnie boswell, a fascinating film. i was -- wond

richard nixon bombed hanoi right before the russian summit in 1972 that i was involved in the mcgovern campaign and everybody thought that will be the end of that. there are bigger stakes. the problem for the president is, this is a little bit like a child who is throwing a tantrum because they can't get their way, because no one takes this president serious. you draw the line in syria, and you say, well, if you use chemical weapons we're going to do something. they use chemical weapons on their people. nothing happens. we say we're going to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. for five years this administration has done nothing but kowtow to the administration there, and what is happening? they're closer than ever to nuclear weapons. nothing stopped it. and in egypt, you have the wonderful example of the muslim brotherhood, which we supported, which is a disastrous al qaeda affiliate and ham mass -- hamas affiliate. no one takes the president serious. everyone understands you have his number and he is not going to blow up the summit unless they're now petulant. >> neil: he can blow