It was frightening because it was the first time I had gotten a sense… — 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. FieldingLawyer · American · b. 1939

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