I am old enough to remember when President Nixon said Manson was guilty and it was front page headlines. In fact, somebody held up the newspaper in the Manson trial courtroom. The jurors were individually polled about the president's influence and the judge was satisfied that the impact was minimal.

I am old enough to remember when President Nixon said Manson was guilty and it was front page headlines. In fact, I think it was Charles Manson himself who held up the newspaper in the courtroom. The jurors were individually polled about the president's influence and the judge was satisfied that the impact was minimal.