John ehrlichman

The Ends of Power

July 7, 2021
"The original plans, apparently, were aimed toward the Democratic convention wherein the prostitutes and kidnappings would flourish, as well as electronic bugging of candidates' suites."
"Then the rest of the money went to CRP in a bizarre way: a man wearing gloves furtively receiving the briefcase full of cash and handing over no receipt."
"'Let me ask you this, to be quite candid. Is there any way you can use
cash."

I recommend H.R. Haldeman's The Ends of Power (1978) to anyone who does not believe that politics is the dirtiest area of human activity. Being an old geezer, I am pretty cynical about humankind, yet I still felt soiled reading this book. The author, a long-term Chief of Staff in Richard Nixon's White House, arguably the closest to Nixon member of his cabinet, shows people in the very highest echelons of government constantly busy lying, cheating, covering-up, bribing, entrapping, and figuring out how to most efficiently destroy other people. How do they find the time to achieve successes in, say, foreign policy, as Mr. Nixon undou

Harry R. Haldeman (White House Special Files: Staff Member and Office Files)

PERSONAL FILES (1969-1973)

Box 1

[Empty: Box includes withdrawal sheets only for 1968 Alpha Subject Files]
[1 of 3]
[2 of 3]
[3 of 3]

Box 2

Telephone Sheets [Jan-March 1969] [1 of 2]
Telephone Sheets [Jan-March 1969] [2 of 2]
Telephone calls-April HRH [April-June 1969] [1 of 2]
Telephone calls-April HRH [April-June 1969] [2 of 2]
HRH Telephone calls 1969 thru March 27, 1970
Haldeman calls-Feb. 1970
Haldeman calls-March 1970 [Empty]
Haldeman calls-April 1970
Haldeman calls-May 1970
Haldeman calls-June 1970
Haldeman calls-Chron July 1970
Phone calls-Haldeman July 1970
Phone calls-Haldeman August 1970
Haldeman calls Chron August 1970
Haldeman-Phone calls September 1970
Haldeman calls Chron Sept. 1970

Box 2A

Haldeman Phone calls Oct.-Dec. 1970 [1 of 2]
Haldeman Phone calls Oct.-Dec. 1970 [2 of 2]
Haldeman, Harry R./Telephone

Box 3

HRH-Confidential 3/70 [1 of 5]
HRH-Confidential 3/70 [2 of 5]
HRH-Confidential 3/70 [3 of 5]
HRH-Confidential 3/70 [4 of 5]
HRH-Confidential 3/70 [5 of 5]
Haldem

H. R. Haldeman

H. R. Haldeman

In office
January 20, 1969 – April 30, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byWilton Persons
as 3rd White House Chief of Staff
James Robert Jones
as Appointments Secretary
Succeeded byAlexander Haig
Born

Harry Robbins Haldeman


(1926-10-27)October 27, 1926
Los Angeles, California,
United States
DiedNovember 12, 1993(1993-11-12) (aged 67)
Santa Barbara, California,
United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Joanne Horton
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ProfessionAdvertising Executive

Harry Robbins "Bob" Haldeman (better known as H. R. Haldeman; October 27, 1926 – November 12, 1993) was an Americanpoliticalaide and businessman. He was White House Chief of Staff to PresidentRichard Nixon. He committed crimes in the Watergate scandal.

Early life

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Haldeman was born on October 27, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Watergate scandal

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