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Octafish

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2. Nixon approved hiring a Secret Service man who said he'd 'kill on command' to guard Ted Kennedy.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 08:42 PM

Aug 2014

It's about 40:minutes into the documentary.

I had read the transcript years ago, but actually hearing Nixon and Haldeman discussing the details, I knew what has happened to our nation.

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Nixon on Nixon, HBO [View all] edhopper Aug 2014 OP

Im watching it now too XRubicon Aug 2014 #1

Nixon approved hiring a Secret Service man who said he'd 'kill on command' to guard Ted Kennedy. Octafish Aug 2014 #2

No, but thanks so much for putting it on my radar--that period of history is fascinating to me MADem Aug 2014 #3

Yes, have seen it, elleng Aug 2014 #4

Ah edhopper Aug 2014 #5

I never could get why anyone would think him admirable or honest. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #9

Watched in last week. Excellent. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #6

Non-stop thuggery and every form of prejudice imaginable BeyondGeography Aug 2014 #7

There didn't seem to be a person or group edhopper Aug 2014 #8