Can you imagine, Richard Nixon before the press:
“Let’s put Watergate behind us. Ignore anything negative some troublemaker might say. There is nothing to it.”
applause...
“I think it is important that the press restricts itself when it reports something negative. You should reign in the so-called investigative journaliststs. Just trust me to tell you what you need to know, trust me to tell you what you should say.”
wild applause, cheers, a standing ovation...