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Clips from Frost/Nixon (2009)

No.

"No."

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with regard to the obstruction of justice.

"with regard to the obstruction of justice."

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lt requires a specific corrupt motive.

"lt requires a specific corrupt motive."

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And in this case, l didn't have a corrupt motive.

"And in this case, l didn't have a corrupt motive."

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What l was doing was in the interests of political containment.

"What l was doing was in the interests of political containment."

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Be that as it may, the direct consequences

"Be that as it may, the direct consequences"

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that two of the convicted burglars

"that two of the convicted burglars"

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Now, how can that not be a cover-up or obstruction of justice?

"Now, how can that not be a cover-up or obstruction of justice?"

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l was actively facilitating it.

"l was actively facilitating it."

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When Pat Gray of the FBl telephoned me, this was July 6,

"When Pat Gray of the FBl telephoned me, this was July 6,"

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l said, Pat, you go right ahead with your investigation.

"l said, Pat, you go right ahead with your investigation."

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That's hardly what you'd call obstructing justice.

"That's hardly what you'd call obstructing justice."

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we now know that you were desperately

"we now know that you were desperately"

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trying to contain or block the investigation.

"trying to contain or block the investigation."

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No, no. Obstruction of justice is obstruction of justice,

"No, no. Obstruction of justice is obstruction of justice,"

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whether it's for a minute or five minutes,

"whether it's for a minute or five minutes,"

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and it's no defense to say that your plan failed.

"and it's no defense to say that your plan failed."

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l mean, if l try to rob a bank and fail, that's no defense.

"l mean, if l try to rob a bank and fail, that's no defense."

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Will you just wait one minute there, Mr. Frost?

"Will you just wait one minute there, Mr. Frost?"

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There is no evidence of any kind that l was. . .

"There is no evidence of any kind that l was. . ."

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is because 1 8 and a half minutes

"is because 1 8 and a half minutes"

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of the conversation with Bob Haldeman from this June period

"of the conversation with Bob Haldeman from this June period"

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have mysteriously been erased.

"have mysteriously been erased."

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That was an unfortunate oversight.

"That was an unfortunate oversight."

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And Bob Haldeman is a rigorous

"And Bob Haldeman is a rigorous"

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and a conscientious note taker.

"and a conscientious note taker."

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His notes are there for all to see.

"His notes are there for all to see."

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a conversation with Charles Colson,

"a conversation with Charles Colson,"

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which l don't think has ever been published.

"which l don't think has ever been published."

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where it's available to anyone who consults the records.

"where it's available to anyone who consults the records."

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Well, l just wondered, you know, if we'd seen it.

"Well, l just wondered, you know, if we'd seen it."

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More than seen it, Mr. President.

"More than seen it, Mr. President."

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You spoke the actual words.

"You spoke the actual words."

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Now, you've always claimed you first learned of the break-in on June 23.

"Now, you've always claimed you first learned of the break-in on June 23."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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But this transcript of a tape made three days earlier

"But this transcript of a tape made three days earlier"

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clearly shows that to be a falsehood.

"clearly shows that to be a falsehood."

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unless one of the seven begins to talk.

"unless one of the seven begins to talk."

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That's the problem.

"That's the problem."

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Well, what do we mean when we say

"Well, what do we mean when we say"

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Then moving on to a conversation you had with John Dean

"Then moving on to a conversation you had with John Dean"

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ln one transcript alone, there in black and white,

"ln one transcript alone, there in black and white,"

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l picked out, and these are your words,

"l picked out, and these are your words,"

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one, You could get $1 million, and you could get it in cash.

"one, You could get $1 million, and you could get it in cash."

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l know where it could be gotten.

"l know where it could be gotten."

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Two, Your major guy to keep under control is Hunt.

"Two, Your major guy to keep under control is Hunt."

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Three, Don't we have to handle the Hunt situation?

"Three, Don't we have to handle the Hunt situation?"

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Four, Get the million bucks.

"Four, Get the million bucks."

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lt would seem to me that would be worthwhile.

"lt would seem to me that would be worthwhile."

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Five, Don't you agree that you'd better get the Hunt thing going?

"Five, Don't you agree that you'd better get the Hunt thing going?"

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Six, First you've got the Hunt problem.

"Six, First you've got the Hunt problem."

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That ought to be handled. Seven, The money can be provided.

"That ought to be handled. Seven, The money can be provided."

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Eight, We've no choice with Hunt

"Eight, We've no choice with Hunt"

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but the $1 20,000 or whatever it is, right?

"but the $1 20,000 or whatever it is, right?"

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Nine, Christ, turn over any cash we've got.

"Nine, Christ, turn over any cash we've got."

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that someone running a cover-up

"that someone running a cover-up"

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couldn't have expressed it more clearly than that, could they?

"couldn't have expressed it more clearly than that, could they?"

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Look, let me just stop you now right there,

"Look, let me just stop you now right there,"

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because you're doing something here

"because you're doing something here"

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throughout these entire broadcasts.

"throughout these entire broadcasts."

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You're quoting me out of context,

"You're quoting me out of context,"

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l have participated in all these interviews

"l have participated in all these interviews"

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without a single note in front of me.

"without a single note in front of me."

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Well, it is your life, Mr. President.

"Well, it is your life, Mr. President."

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Now, you've always maintained

"Now, you've always maintained"

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that you knew nothing about any of this until March 21 .

"that you knew nothing about any of this until March 21 ."

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But in February, your personal lawyer came to Washington

"But in February, your personal lawyer came to Washington"

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of hush money to be paid to the burglars.

"of hush money to be paid to the burglars."

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Now, do you seriously expect us to believe

"Now, do you seriously expect us to believe"

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that you had no knowledge of that?

"that you had no knowledge of that?"

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To help disadvantaged people with their defenses.

"To help disadvantaged people with their defenses."

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Well, it was being delivered on the tops of phone booths with aliases,

"Well, it was being delivered on the tops of phone booths with aliases,"

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and at airports by people with gloves on.

"and at airports by people with gloves on."

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That's not normally the way lawyers' fees are delivered, is it?

"That's not normally the way lawyers' fees are delivered, is it?"

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Look, l have made statements to this effect before.

"Look, l have made statements to this effect before."

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All that was Haldeman and Ehrlichman's business.

"All that was Haldeman and Ehrlichman's business."

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l knew nothing. Okay, fine. Fine!

"l knew nothing. Okay, fine. Fine!"

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Let's get on to the rest of it.

"Let's get on to the rest of it."

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No, hold on. No, hold on.

"No, hold on. No, hold on."

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lf Haldeman and Ehrlichman were the ones really responsible,

"lf Haldeman and Ehrlichman were the ones really responsible,"

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lsn't that just a cover-up of another kind?

"lsn't that just a cover-up of another kind?"

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Just called the feds into my office

"Just called the feds into my office"

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and said, Hey, there's the two men.

"and said, Hey, there's the two men."

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Haul them down to the dock,

"Haul them down to the dock,"

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fingerprint them and then throw them in the can.

"fingerprint them and then throw them in the can."

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l'm not made that way.

"l'm not made that way."

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These men, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, l knew their families.

"These men, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, l knew their families."

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Yeah, but you know, politically,

"Yeah, but you know, politically,"

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the pressure on me to let them go, that became overwhelming !

"the pressure on me to let them go, that became overwhelming !"

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So l did it. l cut off one arm,

"So l did it. l cut off one arm,"

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then l cut off the other, and l'm not a good butcher!

"then l cut off the other, and l'm not a good butcher!"

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what we were all doing, was not criminal.

"what we were all doing, was not criminal."

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Look, when you're in office,

"Look, when you're in office,"

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you gotta do a lot of things sometimes that are not always,

"you gotta do a lot of things sometimes that are not always,"

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in the strictest sense of the law, legal, but you do them

"in the strictest sense of the law, legal, but you do them"

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because they're in the greater interests of the nation !

"because they're in the greater interests of the nation !"

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Right. Wait, just so l understand correctly,

"Right. Wait, just so l understand correctly,"

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are you really saying that in certain situations,

"are you really saying that in certain situations,"

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the President can decide whether it's in the best interests of the nation

"the President can decide whether it's in the best interests of the nation"

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and then do something illegal?

"and then do something illegal?"

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l'm saying that when the President does it, that means it's not illegal.

"l'm saying that when the President does it, that means it's not illegal."

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l'm sorry?

"l'm sorry?"

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That's what l believe.

"That's what l believe."

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Oh, my God.

"Oh, my God."

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But l realize no one else shares that view.

"But l realize no one else shares that view."

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So, in that case, will you accept, then,

"So, in that case, will you accept, then,"

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to clear the air once and for all,

"to clear the air once and for all,"

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that you were part of a cover-up

"that you were part of a cover-up"

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and that you did break the law?

"and that you did break the law?"

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(DOOR OPENS)

"(DOOR OPENS)"

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Okay, let's take a break there.

"Okay, let's take a break there."

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What the fuck is going on?

"What the fuck is going on?"

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Cut it. Cut it.

"Cut it. Cut it."

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He's in that truck out there. BREN NAN : Get him in here.

"He's in that truck out there. BREN NAN : Get him in here."

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DAVlS: Listen, we have an issue in here.

"DAVlS: Listen, we have an issue in here."

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Jack, what are you doing? A break?

"Jack, what are you doing? A break?"

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David, can l talk to you for a minute, please?

"David, can l talk to you for a minute, please?"

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He was about to blow and you know it.

"He was about to blow and you know it."

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Fellas, this is a critical moment in his life.

"Fellas, this is a critical moment in his life."

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You have deliberately sabotaged the interview, Jack.

"You have deliberately sabotaged the interview, Jack."

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