she initially said that she wasn't jonah ziegler. that's not me.ally convinced her i knew who she was and that she was under arrest because she had warrants. >> he orders zeigler out of her truck, but she has other plans. >> she stopped and said, i'm not going. hit the gas. the truck just basically goes in reverse really fast. i put my left hand out to stop the truck from actually pushing me over. >> tufty tries to reach for his taser, then his gun, but there's no time. zeigler is on the run. >> she flies by in front of me yelling at me as she's driving by. she said, quote, unquote, just [ bleep ] shoot me and then drives off. >> tufty gives chase. ziegler's vehicle is going fast, leaving a cloud of smoke in its wake. trying to shake the officer, ziegler turns abruptly cutting off two other cars. she accelerates, passing a school and blowing through stop signs. zeigler is unyielding. suddenly corporal tufty sees the driver's side door open. >> i'm thinking she's going to try to jump out of the truck. as i come around the corner i can see that she s

there is only one way that ziegler knows this. someone in the white house has told them. i have some suspicions -- suspicions, but they are just as good as yours. we do not know who tipped that hand, but it through becker and miller for a loop. by the time they were done negotiating, by the time they were done talking with ziegler, who represented nixon there, nixon did not sit down and physically negotiate the acceptance of the pardon. nixon had gotten everything that he wanted. he got virtually complete control of the papers, and he was not being required to say anything even close to an act of contrition to the american people. when nixon finally does meet with becker and miller, he comes into the office at san clemente, and becker says, mr. president, and nixon fumbles in his top desk drawer and finally comes up with a set of presidential cufflinks, and i think you said to becker, i think these are probably the last ones of these, and backer leaves, inking one of two things. one, within 24 hours, the man was going to be pardoned, and two, richard nixon had gotten it t

i thought you might in particular find the story of ziegler who's taylor has never been told. who has a history for the nixon library in the only record we have now are these tapes and he plays a significant role to fills the role haldeman had as the presidency progresses. >> is the final days with the new chief of staff ziegler, were the ones that went to nixon and listen to to him. no doubt it is true but no one ever established siegler had primary firsthand knowledge of a crime the other than what he heard from nixon. >> could you name him as a co-conspirator? >> because he wasn't the odd role. >> and when we wrote stories he denounced us regularly. >> use of that conversation? i want to apologize syndicated publicly. but then leased in my mind it was important to and okay you did your job now move into the next phase but that problem is your tapes show a continuing cover-up. >> the cover-up of the cover-up. >> frank gannon who worked for nixon was a defender in the review of the "wall street journal" of your book says a couple of things that i want to ask you about that yo

frederick ziegler is out on $5,000 bail tonight and the douglas township supervisor stole a chainsaw and a propane tank and used township money to buy $340 in gas. >>> philadelphia authorities are looking for an armed gunman that robbed a southwest 7-eleven last week. on the location on southeast 7th street. he points the gun at two clerks and demands money and then the suspect walks out with $200. no one was hurt. >> two men are facing criminal charges following a police chase in wilmington last night. a story our delaware bureau is following all day today. officers tried to stop the suspects jackson and mitchell for a traffic violation at 11th and spruce streets. the car took off and during the chase one man leaned out and started firing at officers and then threw the gun out of the window, both were arrested a short time later. jackson and mitchell are both being held without bail tonight. >>> well, the state of delaware is pumping $5 million into six struggling schools, they are all in wilmington and they are the lowest performers in the state. they are designated priority school

ziegler is 61 years old. >> honors today for the man known as the father of the american navy.r has been placed at penn's landing to recognize the achievements of philadelphia's commodore john barry. following creation of the navy back in 1794, barry was appointed first commissioned officer and secretary. he oversaw construction of the first fleet and wouldn't numerous naval victories when he serve in the continental navy during the american revolution. >> this is not only a very happy day for the memory of john barry and the united states navy. it also happens to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the john barry bridge. >> barry received his naval commission from president washington in 1797. >> turning back to your fox 29 weather authority now. much mr. pleasant day after last in it's storm. chief meteorologist scott williams is back with another look at the forecast. hey, scott. >>> hi, lauren. we are getting a break from that oppressive humidity that we saw yesterday. yesterday highs were in the low 90s and that helped to fuel those showers and storms.

upper ridge road is closed right near ziegler road. we understand there was a horse that was struck. so, it sounds like it's going to be out there, the scene is going to be out there for quite some time. we're hearing motorists should avoid that area. now, taking a look at 495 southbound at terminal avenue, which is exit 2. an accident just happened there, but fortunately, it's been moved over to the shoulder and no delays around that to tell you about. >>> ten minutes after 6:00. tackling philadelphia's school budget. the education of 130,000 city students all depends on what state lawmakers decide to do. we'll get the latest on what's happening this week that could affect your child's school. >>> and no end in sight. fast-moving wildfires force hundreds of people to evacuate in three separate california wildfires. >>> at about 6:15, the breaking news we've been following all morning, the baby delivered by c-section after its mother was shot to death yesterday died in the hospital overnight. megan doto was eight months pregnant when s

[applause] i see, who's the ron ziegler who stops the press conference?ughter] thank you. >> thank you. thank you, pat buchanan. let's show our appreciation for a great presentation. [applause] pat, don't leave before i present you with our great gift, what would nixon do mug. [laughter] we expect to see you using that on the mclaughlin group and fox and other places. thank you for coming. you and shelley know this is your home away from home, so please come back. ladies and gentlemen, pat will be in the front lobby signing your books which, coincidentally, are now on sale in our museum store. [laughter] for those of you on television, if you would like an autographed book, you can order it via www.nixonfoundation.org. thank you all for coming, god bless you, and god bless america. [applause] >> you're watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >> here are some programs to watch on booktv this weekend. today we bring you the 2014 brooklyn book festival from new york. coverage inc

ziegler and i would work on the press and study the issues, and i would write 25 or 30 questions andthem. nixon wanted the answers reduced to 120 words, and at the end of that, nix con -- ziegler and i would get together and send a memo, predicting what were the most likely -- we had to have 25 questions answered, foreign and dome, most -- domestic, the most likely 15 questions he would get. so nixon went out -- we did very well. had a good record. so one time, i got -- i send him the bz memo, and i predicted the questions, and i had the other questions in the book, and every single question the press asked, on every issue, i had predicted and had an answer in the book. just 100 on your test. okay? i get a call after the press conference was over, and nixon said, buchanan, i see you predicted every single question they would ask. and i said, yes, sir, i believe we did. and he said, that's good. but there was some questions in the book they didn't ask. next time leave those out. [laughter] click. >> a question from former state senator dick mountjoy. >> is that dick mountjoy over ther

you know i think there's no doubt that it's true but no one ever established the ziegler had primary knowledge, first-hand knowledge of the crime himself other than what he heard from nixon and haldeman and ehrlichman and you. >> guest: it's true but could you name him as a focus there bearer. you could in a sense but he wasn't and i'm pleased that he wasn't. >> host: when we wrote stories he denounced as regularly and then. >> guest: you saw that conversation where he goes to nixon and says i want to apologize to the post matt. >> host: and he did publicly. at least in my mind and my colleague carles, that was important and kind of okay you did your job, now let's move into the next phase. the problem with the next phase is as your tapes show they continue the cover-up. >> guest: is the cover-up of a cover-up. i agree completely. >> host: frank gammon who worked for nixon who was a nixon defender that you review in "the wall street journal" in your book says a couple of things which i want to ask you about. he says you left out some thin things. >> guest: i have not read the review