Episode 109: RICHARD NIXON and WATERGATE 1973 Enemies at the Gate (Part 9 Special Edition) Phone call between President Nixon and Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen who was over the Criminal Division

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In this episode we hear the President on the phone with the Deputy Attorney General, Henry Petersen. Petersen is a man whose name we have heard a lot as the early events unfold. He would come under fire for simply doing his job and informing the President of the United States of events occuring in the scandal as they unfolded. This is one of the calls he made to let President Nixon know what was happening. We thought it would give you some feel for the relationship between the President and this highest career official at the Justice Department. As the head of the Criminal…