> the whole deal was if nixon resigned they'd drop the whole issue and move on. yes, they needed to prevent exposure of the secret and so nixon was sacrificed to do so. > the things nixon, j. edgar hoover, and so forth knew that about what was "behind the veil" is interesting to consider. i suspect they knew far more than what they were initiated into, but not close to everything. nixon had always been in the 'right circles' so naturally was aware of a decent amount of things but, i suspect, because he wasn't jewish or from an old blood family, was never trusted and, thus, never properly initiated. as for j. edgar hoover, his position as head of the fbi gave him enormous power preceding the creation of similar entities like the cia. however, because he was not a member of the usual cliques, he remained outside the influence of the other shadow groups and so had to be eliminated, lest his prying eyes gain access to something particularly sensitive.
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