The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal.

I was never for Richard Nixon until Watergate.

The essence of Richard Nixon is loneliness.

He’s [Nixon] like a Spanish horse, who runs faster than anyone for the first nine lengths and then turns around and runs backwards. You’ll see; he’ll do something wrong in the end. He always does.

Avoid all needle drugs — the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation.