14-06-2009, 02:15 AM
(From here on, Larry King's story gets rather complex!)
After Lou was charged,, he realized he was going to need more then his lawyers to keep him out of jail. He had been sending checks of $25,000 to Abe Fortes to defray his expenses to speak at Jewish Organizations. So, he was in hopes that Fortes would be able to help him with his legal problems. He put in a call to Fortes, who did return Lou's call right away, But the phone conversation didn't last long and Larry could see by Lou's expression it hadn't gone as he had expected...and he said quiet coldly.."That's Friendship."
So then, with facing sentencing, he was down to only one option left and that was..... Larry! It was 1968 and Richard Nixon, had just become President. Larry had interviewed him many times and also knew his friend Bebe Rebozo. Rebozo threw Nixon a celebratory breakfast at Nixon's vacation home in Key Biscayne and invited a couple dozen people, including Larry. Nixon, had a few private moments with each guest and when he got to Larry, he told him that he knew they didn't always agree on issues, but that he had treated him fairly on his show Then, he ask if there was anything he could do for him!
That was the opening Larry needed on Lou's behalf. So, Larry told him about his friend Lou Wolfsen and how he felt he had been convicted of a crime that he didn't commit and that Lou had documents to prove it. Nixon told him that he had heard of Lou Wolfsen and his legal problems.. Then he called over a bald, pudgy man and introduced him as his campaign manager....John Mttchell. Nixon, told Larry to send along any documents to John and he would get back to him. Of course,
After Lou was charged,, he realized he was going to need more then his lawyers to keep him out of jail. He had been sending checks of $25,000 to Abe Fortes to defray his expenses to speak at Jewish Organizations. So, he was in hopes that Fortes would be able to help him with his legal problems. He put in a call to Fortes, who did return Lou's call right away, But the phone conversation didn't last long and Larry could see by Lou's expression it hadn't gone as he had expected...and he said quiet coldly.."That's Friendship."
So then, with facing sentencing, he was down to only one option left and that was..... Larry! It was 1968 and Richard Nixon, had just become President. Larry had interviewed him many times and also knew his friend Bebe Rebozo. Rebozo threw Nixon a celebratory breakfast at Nixon's vacation home in Key Biscayne and invited a couple dozen people, including Larry. Nixon, had a few private moments with each guest and when he got to Larry, he told him that he knew they didn't always agree on issues, but that he had treated him fairly on his show Then, he ask if there was anything he could do for him!
That was the opening Larry needed on Lou's behalf. So, Larry told him about his friend Lou Wolfsen and how he felt he had been convicted of a crime that he didn't commit and that Lou had documents to prove it. Nixon told him that he had heard of Lou Wolfsen and his legal problems.. Then he called over a bald, pudgy man and introduced him as his campaign manager....John Mttchell. Nixon, told Larry to send along any documents to John and he would get back to him. Of course,