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Henry Kissinger:
[Reflecting on Nixon during his visit to the Soviet Union in final days of his presidency]
I felt more warmly toward my doomed chief than at any previous time. Whatever happened and whoever else deserted, I had determined to stick by the president who had appointed me to high office, to vindicate the continuity of government. But in the recesses of my soul, I began to to feel what I am told is sometimes the attitude of survivors toward the terminally ill: I hoped that since the end was inevitable, it would - for the sake of our country - be quick and if it had to happen, it would - for the sake of the president - be merciful
[Reflecting on Nixon during his visit to the Soviet Union in final days of his presidency]
I felt more warmly toward my doomed chief than at any previous time. Whatever happened and whoever else deserted, I had determined to stick by the president who had appointed me to high office, to vindicate the continuity of government. But in the recesses of my soul, I began to to feel what I am told is sometimes the attitude of survivors toward the terminally ill: I hoped that since the end was inevitable, it would - for the sake of our country - be quick and if it had to happen, it would - for the sake of the president - be merciful
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I felt more warmly toward
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my doomed chief than at any previous time
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Whatever happened and whoever else deserved it
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I had determined to stick by the president
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who had appointed me to high office to vindicate
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the continuity of government
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But in the recesses of my soul I began to feel
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what I am told is sometimes
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the attitude of survivors toward the terminally ill
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I hoped that since the end was unavoidable
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it would for the sake of our country be quick
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and that if it had to happen
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it would for the sake of the president be merciful
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Movie Summary
Chronicle of Nixon's last months in the White House. A paranoid power-abuser, but also all too human--a confused, pathetic individual who cannot fully comprehend how, in less than one year, he can lose everything he has worked for in life.
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Henry Kissinger