Blind Ambition: The End Of The Story - Plot & Excerpts
Ehrlichman asked my advice as to whether Mitchell and Magruder should be removed from the Reelection Committee. I felt a surge of self-importance—unnoticed, I hoped—at the thought of sitting in judgment on a man of such consequence as Mitchell. “It would be presumptuous of me to pass judgment on John Mitchell, but...” I began, and I cited persuasive reasons for removing both men which rested on a feeling that they might both be indicted. A few days later Mitchell was gone. I was overruled on Magruder; my superiors feared that if fired he might break and end any chance for a successful cover-up. I became possessed of the toughness I imagined generals display when called upon to sacrifice divisions and battalions for the overall effort. It is part of the game at the higher levels, I thought. And it is part of the game not to take such decisions personally. I began to take privilege for granted. I began addressing Mitchell by his first name, he was no longer “Mr.
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