The onetime attorney general, who had been in charge of the campaign less than four months, came to the White House on June 30, where in as gentle a way as they could, Nixon and Haldeman pushed him to promptly resign. “The longer you wait, the more risk each hour brings. You run the risk of more stuff, valid or invalid, surfacing on the Watergate caper,” Haldeman said. “As of now there is no problem there. As of any moment in the future there is at least a potential problem.” “I’d cut the loss fast,” Nixon added. “I’d cut it fast. If we’re going to do it, I’d cut it fast.” Martha’s very public
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