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New York magazine

July 1, 1974

https://books.google.com/books?id=6...xon discussed hush money eight times"&f=false

' . . . In the complex calendar of Watergate, one day—March 21, 1973—has taken on crucial significance. . . . . In the course of the almost two-hour conference, Nixon discussed hush money eight times and concluded that besides taking care of the "the jackasses who are in jail," paying off Hunt was the "prime thing" that "damn well better" be done. "You have no choice," he said decisively, "but to come up with the $120,00," and exclaimed, "(Expletive deleted), get it!" . . . '
One, if the burglars and maybe Hunt are going to take the fall and go to jail for the president, actually, it sounds pretty reasonable for the administration to take care of their families while they're in jail. I'm sorry, but it does! :p

And maybe if someone within the administration had been on the ball and made this offer a lot sooner, and competently made it and went through the whole dance of arguing against the initial no's of the burglars, then Hunt would not have had to ask. And the whole thing would not have felt like blackmail.

For a burglary which occurred on June 17, 1972, it does appear rather incompetent to only get around to talking about financial support of the families on March 21, '73.

And so, if the Nixon Administration had had their shit together . . .

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