The Last of the President's Men
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Kissinger’s ignorance of, 121
in Lincoln Sitting Room, 78
proposal to destroy, 173–74
purpose and use of, 81–82, 144
reasons for Butterfield’s disclosure of, 151, 157–61
ruminations of Butterfield regarding disclosure of, 171–72, 179, 182
Supreme Court, tapes ordered to be turned over to Watergate prosecutor by, 177
transcription of tapes forbidden by Nixon, 81, 121, 144
voice activation, 80, 82
Watergate hearings, Butterfield’s testimony at, 1, 2–4, 148–56, 164–70
White House on Butterfield’s testimony regarding, 162–63, 166, 173–74
Teamsters, 92
Terry, Michael, 52
Thelen, David, 158
Thieu, Nguyen Van, 125–29, 269–73
Thompson, Fred, 168
Time magazine, 52, 54, 164
Tkach, Air Force Colonel Walter, 32–33
Tok-Tok, 5
TWA 727 crash, 179
U
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 6, 7
V
Valenti, Jack, 139
Vietnam
bilateral negotiations between North Vietnam and U.S., 125–28, 129, 269–73
Butterfield’s Air Force career and, 5, 6–7, 8, 12, 117–18
China, U.S. spying on communications with, 111
Christmas bombing (1972), 128–29
“Electronic Records of the Air War Over Southeast Asia,” 113, 192n, 264
escalation of bombing in, 120–24, 265–68
Haig’s rise and, 87–88, 89–90
Ho Chi Minh trail, efforts to cut, 82
Laos incursion, 87
media coverage of, 50–55, 91
My Lai massacre, 50–55, 208–15
Paris peace treaty, 129
Peace Talks, 125–29
“Peace with Honor” in, 51, 112
troop withdrawals from, 49
“zilch” memo on effectiveness of bombing campaign, 112–19, 116, 123, 191n
Vietnamization, Nixon policy of, 51, 112
Virgin Islands legislature memo, 34–38, 203–4
W
Wallace, George, 103–4, 240–41
Wallace, Mike, 52, 53, 180
Walters, Barbara, 93
Warren, Earl, 85
Washington, George, 86
The Washington Post, 4, 70, 91, 93, 94, 104, 118, 145–46, 169, 171, 180
The Washington Star, 93
Watergate
absence of Butterfield from cover-up meetings, 137
confidentiality/public release of taping system information, 155, 156, 160–63, 167, 171
consequences of disclosure of taping system, 175
impeachment hearings following, 175–76
initial arrests, Butterfield’s suspicions on, 105
“internal security,” Butterfield described as in charge of, 149
media coverage of, 145–46, 147, 165–66
Post coverage, interest in, 146–47
reasons for Butterfield’s disclosure of taping system, 151, 157–61
ruminations of Butterfield regarding, 171–72, 179, 182
Senate Watergate Committee and hearings, 147–51
Supreme Court, tapes ordered to be turned over to Watergate prosecutor by, 177
testimony of Butterfield regarding taping system, 1, 2–4, 148–56, 164–70
trial of burglars, 146–47
White House on Butterfield’s testimony, 162–63, 166, 173–74
Wheeler, General Earle, 16
White House. See also Oval Office
Cabinet Room, 34, 78, 79, 156
East Room, 18, 19, 30, 177
Fish Room (later Roosevelt Room), 17, 42–43, 46
Green Room, 69, 70, 71
Harvard president on grounds of, 59–60
religious services at, 73–75, 221–25
Situation Room, 19
taping system installed in, 77–83, 96, 156, 168–69 (See also taping system)
White House Communications Agency, 78
White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, 86
White House staff. See also specific staff members
allowed to enter Oval Office unannounced, 35, 37, 60, 76
on Butterfield’s Watergate testimony, 162–63, 166, 173–74
inaugural meeting, 17–18
Nixon’s treatment of, 35–36, 40, 135, 141, 274
organization of, obfuscation regarding, 24
Pat Nixon’s relationship with, 25–27, 64–66
presidential photos in offices of, 56–59, 216–20
press, policy restricting interaction with, 18
resignations requested following reelection, 137–38, 275
reverence of some for Nixon, 25–26
secrecy, expectations regarding, 90
taping system, lack of mindfulness regarding, 83
White House Years (Kissinger), 92, 178
Wilson, Harold, 167
Winchester, Lucy, 70, 76
Wolfson, Louis, 85
Wong, Al, 79–80, 81
Woods, Rose Mary, 25, 27, 34, 41–44, 94, 101, 107, 123, 144, 176
Woodward, Bob, 145–46, 152
All the President’s Men (with Carl Bernstein), 104, 149–50
Wu-Chai missile test complex, China, 111
Y
Yates, Nell, 94–95, 105, 190n
Z
Ziegler, Ron, 18, 48–49, 91, 93
“zilch” memo on Vietnam, 112–19, 116, 123, 191n
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CONTENTS
Author’s Personal Note
Note on the Ebook
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Source Notes
Appendix: Documents
Index