Nixon on Thompson: 'Dumb as hell' but 'Friendly'

[TomInTib]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/10/nixon-on-thomps.html

"Oh sh--, he's dumb as hell. Fred Thompson," Nixon interjects. "Who is he? He won't say anything."

In another conversation some weeks later, Nixon and his advisers were still describing Thompson as not very smart but at least beginning to play ball.

"Our approach is now, we've got a pretty good rapport with Fred Thompson. He came through fine for us this morning," White House counsel Fred Buzhardt says on a tape from June 6.

"He isn't very smart, is he?" Nixon asks.

"Not extremely so, but --," Buzhardt says, interrupted by the president.

"But he's friendly," Nixon says.

"But he's, he's friendly," Buzhardt echoes.

"Good."

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[EVDebs]

1. Thompson and Alexander Butterfield

both must have had CIA ties for the taping system info to come out, speaking of WH leaks lately. The CIA was known to have wanted to seed branches of the domestic govt with their agents and contractors. Butterfield was rumored to have been CIA by many Nixon insiders; for Thompson to be the one to ask the question re the taping system ... well that just goes along with the program now doesn't it.