(upbeat instrumental music) (TV clicks) (static crackles) (dramatic instrumental music) (TV clicks) (static crackles) (dramatic music continues) (curtain rails jangle) (upbeat instrumental music) (static crackles) (TV clicks) >>The first question that occurs to me, has to do with your famous 10 words of "what did he know and when did he know it?"

>>The central theme, the central question really, is was the president involved^, or did he become aware of this situation, and if he did, when?

So, I'm gonna ask the question after we reconvene, "what did the president know and when did he know it?"

And Matt Mahan looked at me and said, "That's not a good question."

Says, "That's got no punch.

Think of something else."

It really was a good question.

It was an effort to summarize what was happening and to see whether or not it was a occurrence of major significance, that is Watergate, or whether it was a minor annoyance.

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