White House Brings in Nixon-Era Lawyer

February 23, 2007
White House Brings in Nixon-Era Lawyer

WASHINGTON (AP) - In his first job at the White House, Fred Fielding, barely in his 30s, broke the news to President Nixon's top lawyer about the Watergate break-in.

Now, more than two decades later, President Bush has brought the 67-year-old lawyer back to handle legal fights the White House expects with the new Democratic Congress.