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The White House released the subpoenaed tapes on August 5. One tape, later known as the " Smoking Gun " tape, documented the initial stages of the Watergate coverup. On it, Nixon and Haldeman are heard formulating a plan to block investigations by having the CIA falsely claim to the FBI that national security was involved.
Aug 5, 2018 · In late July 1974, the White House turned the subpoenaed tapes over to Jaworski. One of those tapes was the so-called “smoking gun” tape, from June 23, 1972, six days after the...
The Watergate Trial Conversations are excerpted Nixon White House tape conversations that were played in open court in U.S. v. Mitchell, et al. and U.S. v. Connally. The segments are a portion of the approximately 60 hours of tape subpoenaed by the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) .
Handed down on July 24 the decision effectively ended the presidency of Richard Nixon and allowed the Special Prosecutor access to all the tapes that were subpoenaed––including the June 23, 1972 tape which contained the “smoking gun” conversation.
Feb 7, 2023 · As a result of this ruling, Nixon was compelled to release what became known as the "smoking gun" tape of June 23, 1972, which showed that he had engaged in an obstruction of justice relating to investigation of the Watergate burglary six days earlier. Nixon subsequently resigned on August 9, 1974.
After reports of a recording system inside the Oval Office became public, Nixon was eventually forced to hand over all tapes of the recordings. A particular recording from June 23, 1972, became known as the “Smoking Gun” tape.
Nov 16, 2009 · On April 29, 1974, President Richard Nixon announces to the public that he will release transcripts of 46 taped White House conversations in response to a Watergate trial subpoena issued in...
