2:16:01
Haldeman and Ehrlichman are
in it just as deep as I am.
2:16:04
No, now, John,
you don't wanna start down that road.
2:16:07
I remember, uh...
2:16:09
Whittaker Chambers
telling me back in '48...
2:16:11
He was a man
who suffered greatly.
2:16:14
And he said, "On the road
of the informer, it is always night."
2:16:18
Now, uh...Is beyond you,
or even me, John.
2:16:22
Is the country. The presidency.
I understand that, sir.
2:16:25
You know, I...
You know how I feel about loyalty.
2:16:27
I-I'm not gonna let any of my people
go to jail, that I promise you.
2:16:31
The important thing is to keep this
away from Haldeman and Ehrlichman.
2:16:35
I'm trusting you to do this, John, and
I have complete confidence in you. Okay?
2:16:39
I'll work on it.
Say hi to that wife of yours.
2:16:43
Yes, sir.
Good.
2:16:44
Shit.
2:16:46
It happens.
2:16:48
The place is a shambles.
Hey!
2:16:54
I was determined that we should get
to the bottom of Watergate...
2:16:58
...and the truth should be fully brought
out, no matter who was involved.
2:17:03
Today, in one of the most difficult
decisions of my presidency...
2:17:07
I accepted the resignations of two of my
closest associates in the White House...
2:17:11
Bob Haldeman
And John Ehrlichman...
2:17:14
...two of the finest public servants
it has been my privilege to know.
2:17:22
More light, Chief?
2:17:24
No, Bob.
2:17:32
Six bodies.
2:17:34
The counsel to the
president, John Dean, has also resigned.
2:17:39
I will not place the blame
on subordinates...
2:17:42
...on people whose zeal
exceeded their judgment...
2:17:44
...and who may have done wrong in a cause
they deeply believed to be right.
2:17:50
In any organization...
2:17:53
...the man at the top must bear
the responsibility.
2:17:56
That responsibility, therefore,
belongs here in this office...
2:17:59
...and I accept that.