2:14:02
"For Chriss sakes,
everybody bugs everybody else."
2:14:05
We know that.
2:14:06
Is the cover-up, John, not the deed,
thas really bad here.
2:14:13
If only Mitchell could step up
and take the brunt of it, you know.
2:14:16
Give 'em the hors d'oeuvre.
2:14:19
Maybe they won't come back
for the main course.
2:14:22
You know, thas
the tragedy in all this.
2:14:25
Mitchell's gonna get it anyway,
so is time he assumed responsibility.
2:14:30
You're not
paying attention.
2:14:32
He won't.
He's told Ehrlichman he won't.
2:14:35
You tell
my good friend Dick...
2:14:38
I got into this by not paying attention
to what these bastards were doing.
2:14:42
I don't have a guilty conscience,
and he shouldn't either.
2:14:46
Yeah.
2:14:51
Well, he's right.
2:14:54
Maybe it is time to, uh, go
the hang-out route, John.
2:14:57
Uh, a full and thorough
investigation.
2:15:00
Uh, we've cooperated
with the F.B.I.
2:15:02
We'll cooperate
with the Senate.
2:15:05
What have we got to hide?
No, we've nothing to hide.
2:15:08
No.
Nothing to hide.
2:15:11
You know, the only...
the only fault in the plan is...
2:15:14
...they're not gonna believe the truth;
thas the incredible thing.
2:15:17
I agree.
Is, uh, is tricky.
2:15:19
Everything seems
to lead back here.
2:15:22
People would never understand.
No.
2:15:25
John, I want you to getaway
from this madhouse.
2:15:28
I want...
these reporters.
2:15:30
I want you to go up to Camp David
for the weekend and write up a report.
2:15:35
Put everything you know
about Watergate in there and say...
2:15:37
"Mr. President,
here it all is." Okay?
2:15:40
You want me to put it all
in writing over my signature?
2:15:45
Well, uh...
2:15:47
...nobody knows more about this thing
than you do, John.
2:15:49
You know, the details. Thatstuff
I don't know. But.
2:15:53
Uh-huh.
2:15:56
Sir, I'm not going to be
the scapegoat for this.