host, I think you're reading them with the intent of deriding Thompson. I'm reading them with an open mind. When I see
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"If it weren't for Thompson having created the document and collaborated with the White House on that, the taping system would not have been found," Armstrong says.
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that says to me that Thompson was intrumental in uncovering and revealing for the committee one of the most valuable pieces of information about the whole Watergate affair. Taking Armstrong at his word that Thompson "collaborated" with Nixon et al, he certainly didn't do them any favors by revealing the existance of the recording system and I suppose some could argue that he worked more for the welfare of the nation than Richard M. Nixon's interests. Hell, Thompson described himself as a Nixon loyalist in 1975, so it's not like this is really news.
Baker and Thomspon walked a fine line between what was best for the United States and what was best for the Republican Party. In the end, revealing all of the incriminating evidence in open testimony pretty much sealed the deal on Nixon.
In other words, I think that Thompson worked well with the White House and then turned around and fucked them for the betterment of the country. Your evidence proves my point just as well as it proves yours. In fact, given the end result (including the fact that Baker was ready to impeach Nixon in 1974), I think that it supports my position much better than it does yours.