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1/ If you are a loyal Republican who goes into a Congressional hearing to be the "President's Boy," but you learn things in the hearing that show your President to be a liar, what should you do? look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
[Howard Baker]
[Howard Baker]
2/ The current crowd in the Senate are not the first Republicans to be confronted with the dilemma of serving under a lying president of their own party. look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
[Ehrlichman]
[Ehrlichman]
3/ The difference now is how the Republicans have responded to evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors. When John Dean exposed Nixon, and the WH tapes backed up Dean's assertions, Republicans turned on Nixon. look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
[Dean]
[Dean]
4/Sen Howard Baker, vice chair of the Senate Watergate Committee, thought his question "what did the president know & when did he know it" would show only Nixon's aides had done bad things.But when Dean answered the question Nixon's culpability was exposed.look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
5/ People have turned Dean into a hero. Perhaps this is justified. I think the true hero is Howard Baker, who kept asking his question, over and over, with a new purpose. He no longer wanted to protect the president; he wanted the full truth to come out. look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
6/ATTENTION ALL REPUBLICANS. Don't tell me that you must support Trump or you will lose your next election. Howard Baker's state went for Nixon with 67% of the vote just 19 months before the Senate hearings began. Baker could give you guys a few lessons in courage.
7/ Howard Baker was NOT voted out of office by his constituents. The truth turned out to matter to Baker's voters more than party loyalty. Maybe today's Republicans need to place more faith in their constituents. Not all are sheep. look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
end/ Our photo essay explains Howard Baker's pivotal role in the Senate Watergate Hearings. You need to know his story and be proud of him. His example shines bright. His path is the one Republicans must take. look.substack.com/p/when-the-tru…
