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OCR Page 1 of 25THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
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NEWS SUMMARY
August 6, 1974
(Mon nets, wires, papers)
The major stories are:
AP leads: "Conceding he w/held some WG evidence from Hill
and his own lawyers, RN made public a t'script showing he
authorized attempt to thwart FBI WG investigation"
UPI leads: "RN acknowledged/Sh8rtly after WG break-in
he acted to slow FBI investigation knowing it'd protect
his re-election Comm. and w/held this from Judiciary and
Supreme Court. "RN stunned the country" and caused a
"storm" in DC, led NBC
"The Nixon Presidency is virtually
being overtaken by events, led CBS, citing resignation
calls and RN statement
Also led ABC w/13-17 mins. on
all shows.
All nets noted RN acknowledged info may further damage his
case, that he accepted full responsibility and apologized
w/deep regret for keeping data from lawyers, Hill and
public, and that he regards impchmnt as foregone conclusion.
But, all shows also noted, RN doesn't feel the evidence
in its entirety or in perspective justifies extreme step
of impchmnt and removal.
T'scripts show RN was aware of WG connection w/campaign and
CRP financing and that CIA was being pressed to set up a
cover, said ABC
RN was aware of plan to use CIA as cover
for his campaign workers, said NBC
Whether it's smoking
pistol or just a potential problem is being left to Senate,
said CBS. RN's throwing himself on Hill's mercy, said
ABC
All nets quoted same section from t'script where
HRH said FBI was getting into problem areas and RN told him
to get CIA to tell the FBI to "stay the hell out. CBS
focused on concern over CRP money links; ABC/NBC noted
RN concern w/Hunt and all that he knew.
UPI leads: "VP, the man who'd succeed RN if he were removed,
took himself out of impch debate and indicated there'd be
trial in Senate.' As noted by ABC/CBS, VP said "public's
no longer served by my expressed belief that, on basis of
all known to me and public, RN's not guilty of impchble
offense
Inasmuch as add'l evidence is forthcoming
I intend to respectfully decline to discuss impchmnt
Jones of CBS saw the new t'scripts as giving VP all he needed
to "jump ship" and to "abandon his defense.
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