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Fred F. Fielding Quotes

Type: Lawyer Quotes Category: American Lawyer Quotes Date of Birth: March 21, 1939 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Fred F. Fielding Related Authors: Robert Green Ingersoll Clarence Darrow Barbara Jordan Floyd Abrams Ralph Nader Elihu Root Wendell Willkie William Jennings Bryan

But look, you did not have to be well versed in politics to know that some stupid things were going on. It is the counsel's job to stop them, and instead the coverup was created. Fred F. Fielding Dean had just come from seeing his lawyer. That was the first time that I found out that he had consulted a lawyer. He wanted to tell me what he thought was going on, but he was writing it down as if my house was bugged. He acted like everything was bugged. Fred F. Fielding I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate. Fred F. Fielding It became evident to me that there was a very serious political element at work. I know that the term impeachment was bandied about. I do not believe, however, that the word was used with the ferocity it was more recently or that it was in the Nixon years. Fred F. Fielding It is hard for people outside the White House to understand the constant daily problems and issues that come up that require the president's attention, but he can not let himself get too personally involved. Fred F. Fielding It was frightening because it was the first time I had gotten a sense of how serious the problem was. It became clear from his notes that he felt the president himself was involved. Fred F. Fielding Morgan, Lewis is a very large firm now, but it was not quite as big then. It was exciting for an associate in those days, because you got good and varied assignments and terrific training. Fred F. Fielding One regret I have is that I did not learn more about what was happening very early, so that I could have tried to stop people from engaging in illegal activities. Fred F. Fielding Soon after I returned to private practice, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger called me one day. Fred F. Fielding The last eight years have created a lot of deep-seated hostility. People take political decisions very personally, and today there is a constant, ongoing attack, with one side or the other being maligned. Fred F. Fielding The Nixon years were trying. They honed my judgment for everything I did later on. The experience also illustrated for me the importance of training young lawyers properly. Fred F. Fielding This drama between Dean and Ehrlichman took place while I was trying to give the contents to the FBI. Fred F. Fielding

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