"There were players who thought I had this secret deal or the executive committee was under my thumb," he said.

There is no discussion of a secret deal on the tapes, which remain classified.

Huge demonstrations are planned for the anniversary of the secret deal.

This kind of secret deal appears to be common at big events.

Tell them that there is a secret deal between two organizations about which they are passionate and obsessive.

"We need to shine a spotlight on these secret deals."

But he denied that there had been any secret deal.

We must make sure that if a secret deal with a foreign power was pursued to win the 1980 election it never happens again.

But he denied that there had been any corruption or secret deals.

"But there is no secret deal between him and the Vice President."